jpdb beta

conventionality; triteness

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

literally; to the letter; literal

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

desperate; hopeless

2

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

2

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

3

rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off

1

like; as if; the same as

1

match; game; bout; contest

12

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

sign; signal; cue

3

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

umpire; referee

7

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

4

outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

12

general idea; concept; notion

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

to kill each other

2

moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)

1

to come from; to have roots in

2

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

now; come (now); well

4

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

abstention; nonparticipation

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

2

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

one-game match

3

difference; variation; difference

7

showering with blows

1

this for sure; certainly is

2

inexpert or untrained eyes

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

6

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1