jpdb beta

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

supernatural power; divine power; magical power

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

powerful; strong

4

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

2

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

to be a matter of life or death

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

2

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

control

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

2

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

self; the ego

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

3

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

1

to let die

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

certainly; surely; definitely

5

to survive; to live long

3

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

to cling

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

2

both feet; both legs

1

chain; chains

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother

3

great man; heroic figure; remarkable character

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

fool

5

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

lucky fellow

1

to show in; to usher in

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1