jpdb beta

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

3

long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

1

manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

4

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

only once

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to pose

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

8

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

2

stabbing; piercing

3

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

only; sole; unique

3

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

2

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

certainty

1

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

2

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

3

jumping power

2

both arms

1

heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

refusal; rejection

1

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

1

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

3

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

1

big frame; large figure; huge body

2

brilliant; bright; dazzling

2

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

1

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

2

long distance; long range; long distance relationship

3

(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

2

huge body; large build

2

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

leg strength; walking ability; running ability

1

a second time; again; once more; twice

3

brains; brain tissue

1

full operation

1

change of schedule; schedule change

2

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

3

to settle (a problem)

1

bygones; the past; past event

1

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

2

first half

1

second half; latter half

1