jpdb beta

doughnut; donut

3

wrapping paper

1

nostalgia

1

touch; being involved in

1

outer space; void of space

1

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

locomotive; engine

3

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

1

established practice; custom

1

older; senior

2

team

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

2

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

1

battle; game; bout

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

first match (in a series)

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

3

second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

2

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

3

Sparta

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

2

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

crystallization

1

condition; state of preservation

1

precious; valuable

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

2

continuing one's education into university

1

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

4

peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

1

video game (played on a home console)

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

distant land; remote location; distant province

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

2

stardust

1