jpdb beta

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

3

high efficiency; high performance

4

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

6

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

3

to behave modestly

7

one's old bones; old man

4

as you want; as you will

2

raid; assault; attack

10

to hold (a ceremony); to perform

2

defendant; the accused

7

lawsuit; complaint

4

to make sure of the truth

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

3

denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval

1

court; courthouse

2

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

2

obvious; undeniable

1

mentality

1

plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor

4

instantly; resolutely

1

accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar

2

decapitation; decapitated head

6

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

1

coarse; rough

7

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

this much; this amount

1

trial and error

4

to writhe in agony

3

wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

3

open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year

8

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation

2

to come to a settlement

1

moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

10

losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

1

nothing much (of one's own gift, etc.)

2

engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

1

management strategy

1

degree of difficulty

27

prevention; protection (against); precaution

3

person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer

2

conference room; council room

12

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

2

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

avoiding or dodging responsibility

3

means; method

2

garlic (Allium sativum)

8

opposition movement

1

halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

mobilization; mobilisation

1

negotiation

2