jpdb beta

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

high fever; intense heat

5

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

1

Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

grain of rice

1

successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

4

amount of light; quantity of light

4

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

judge (of literary contests)

1

want to ... do something; would like to ...

3

(degree of) satisfaction

1

mucous membrane; mucosa

1

to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather

1

search; quest; pursuit

3

selfishness

3

blood cell

6

white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte

2

sniper rifle

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

severe wound; serious wound; gash

1

movement restrictions; behavior restrictions

1

aura

1

to trust to luck

1

napalm

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

carrying out one's original intention

1

joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman

1

avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

1

unicellular organism; single-celled organism

1

news programme; news program

1

Guy

1

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

2

rocket; locket

9

unfortunately

1

Soft-shell crab

5

boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

1

derived type; subform

1

retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

1

there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

3

sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

bank; weir; embankment; levee

2

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

5