jpdb beta

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

2

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

2

transactions; dealings; business

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

collecting; assembling

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; (arch.) last; (arch.) end

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

3

motto

1

sphinx

3

telling a riddle

2

four (long cylindrical things)

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

5

two (long cylindrical things)

2

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

2

what; what?; hey!

1

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

1

person

1

to devour; to bite to death

1

legend; folklore; tradition

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to survive

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

1

unnecessary; unneeded

2

taste; liking; preference

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

common factor; common divisor

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

5

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

1

to go; to come

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

immediately following

1

baby; infant

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

independence; self-reliance

1

old age

1