jpdb beta

puzzle

5

piece

10

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

2

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

3

to that extent

1

handkerchief

3

lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)

11

swarthy; dark-skinned

2

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

2

obtuse angle

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

3

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

2

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

5

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

3

private citizen; civilian

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

9

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

2

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

2

(organizational) uniform

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

3

best article under heaven; peerless

2

handrail; railing; banister

1

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

the whole life

4

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

faltering; hesitation

2

twenty-six

11

to bite off

2

dangerous; risky

7

way of thinking

2

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

1

as you please; in any way you like; as you wish

1

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

3

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

3

do-or-die game; crucial contest

1

had better ...; may as well ...

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

5

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm

1

to put one's trust in

4

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

2

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

1