jpdb beta

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating

1

item; article; dish; course; finest item

1

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

2

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

5

home run

1

combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim

4

operation

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest

1

great commander; famous commander

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

to beat to death; to club to death; to kill

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

2

be; is

4

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

wedding ring; wedding band

1

(social) class; rank; grade

1

special promotion (in rank or grade)

1

to be silent; to say nothing

4

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

1

offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart

2

combat medic; medic

1

life and death

1

borderline; boundary

1

(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test

1

(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

5

start button (e.g. in Windows)

1

to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

3

button (clothing); push-button; button

2

inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential

2

the former; the first

3

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

5

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

6

lion (Panthera leo)

1

gnu; wildebeest

1

typhoon; hurricane

1

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

1

elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

2

to laugh scornfully

3

sinful; wicked; immoral

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2