jpdb beta

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

3

nth-year student; nth-year pupil

47

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

27

war or military record; score; military achievements; results

7

undefeated

41

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

7

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

15

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

3

military service; combat experience

2

as stated; verbatim; literally

22

lance

3

even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even

3

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

1

chance (of success); odds

11

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

8

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

32

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

49

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

27

stress interview

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

17

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

21

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

6

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

29

before and after; earlier and later; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order); black and white

41

both parties; both sides

22

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

57

like water; like it grows on trees

2

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

10

opening fully; full throttle; full power

4

no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

10

expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

18

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

6

to become animated; to liven up; to become active

1

losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

2

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

37

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

15

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

32

blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

2

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

13

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

2

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

3

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

21

multiplication table; times table

6

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

4

even

6

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

6

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

3

to make a serious effort

12

generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia

6