jpdb beta

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

4

future prospects; promise

1

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

a period of two days

2

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

2

hard to get; hard to come by

2

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

to (do) like this

5

not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

2

long visit; overstaying

4

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

5

jokingly; in the form of a joke

1

indoor; inside the room

4

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

6

all (there is); as long as there is

3

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

5

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

3

good boy; good girl

4

to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

5

fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests

1

seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

5

verbal attack

1

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

way; method; means; resource; course

5

drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

2

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

conquest; domination; mastery

1

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

7

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

bitter-tasting bug

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

since then

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

6

to make an appearance

3

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

2