jpdb beta

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

2

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

winning percentage

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

lips

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)

2

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

being shot; being bombed

1

though; notwithstanding; although

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

4

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to collide; to clash

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

4

rising; ascending; climbing

3

command; direction

2

(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

orchestra

1

like; as if; the same as

1

each time

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

to be injured; to sustain a wound

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

3

fatal wound

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

3

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

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in all directions

1

birdcage

2

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

5