jpdb beta

chain; chains

4

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

4

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

3

wire

9

to go bad; to turn sour

1

immediately following

8

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

instant; moment; for an instant

9

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

2

meaning; significance; sense

7

iron chain

1

to make a sound

3

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

3

losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

night; nighttime

11

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

4

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

3

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

ostentation; display

2

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

2

to squat; to crouch

4

table

4

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

5

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

7

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

holy war; crusade

2

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

2

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

2

the homefront

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2

-ish; -like

2

joint; link; knot; tie-together point

2

nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information

31

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

5

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

2

standing at attention

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

5

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

2

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1