jpdb beta

to hate each other; to hate mutually

7

rampart

1

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

6

western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)

4

valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon

2

fortress; stronghold; citadel

17

to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

4

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

8

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

1

to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

1

to get too skinny

2

being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

2

rare; extraordinary; singular

2

greedy; avaricious; covetous

4

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

12

difficult problem; challenge

8

thereafter; after doing that; followed by

4

peace conference; peace negotiations

2

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

3

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

2

evil spirits of rivers and mountains

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

2

crime; sin; vice

6

unanticipated; unexpected

1

all around; as far as the eye can see

5

to beat the hell out of

4

to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

5

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

6

to come to an end; to lower the curtain

5

wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

32

thick curtain; drop curtain

4

teleprompter; autocue; prompter (theater and opera)

4

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

7

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)

3

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

3

fable; allegory

3

to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name

2

facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent

1

same root; same origin

1

womanly; ladylike; feminine

3

having said that; on the other hand

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

2

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

2

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

2

Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

5

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

3

formal

2

leather shoes; leather boots

3

to behave well; to mind one's manners

1