jpdb beta

body; physique; build; stature

2

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

1

medium-size dog

1

now; come (now); well

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

4

bare hand; empty hand

2

to kill each other

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

6

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

6

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to devour; to bite to death

3

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

6

to be the first

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

3

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

tusk; fang

3

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

18

violent explosion; bursting

2

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

madness; insanity

1

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

10

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

sky; air; mid-air

5

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

posture; stance

4

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

slight intoxication

5

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

4

(on the) verge of death

1

condition; figure; appearance; voice

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

3

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

2

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

7

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

3

intelligence; intellect; brains

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

11

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

6

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

5

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

4

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

2