jpdb beta

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

1

opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

feelings of guilt

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

2

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

leather

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

8

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

3

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

7

senior executive staff; upper management

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

2

modesty; humility; being humble

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

3

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

2

(set of) facial features; looks

1

(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer

2

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

3

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

1

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

2

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)

3

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

3

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

7

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

topmost

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

ability; skill; facility

3

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

nothing but; none other than

2

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

3