jpdb beta

high-grade sake

2

pride

10

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

6

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

1

trembling with excitement

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

14

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

7

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

bare hand; empty hand

1

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

4

to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show

2

imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark

5

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

3

to turn against; to become an enemy

3

vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

3

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

2

self; oneself

1

to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

7

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

23

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

13

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

4

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

2

initial cost

1

running cost

1

needs; demands; requests

1

research

2

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

6

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

6

plaster

2

Norman; Normand

1

pair; pair-oared boat

3

sleeping pill; sleep medication

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

3

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

7

in sign of; in proof of

2

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

6

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

moving about; stirring about

2

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

3

nap; doze

6

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

7

two rows; double file

3

tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability

1

to take (be in) charge of

1

branch road; branch path; fork road

8

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

14