jpdb beta

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

elder sister; effeminate man

22

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

1

total war; all-out war

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory

3

destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

2

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

temporary

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

2

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

gray zone; grey zone; gray area

2

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

2

malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

1

daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

very great; enormous; serious

1

possession; retention; maintenance

2

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

2

main force; chief object; mainline

1

to suffer a loss

1

each place; various places

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

2

pre-war days; before the war

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

reference; allusion

1

loss

4

irrational (line of) argument

1

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

2

petition; appeal

3

without penalty; acquittal; impunity

2

surprise attack

7

secret; secrecy

1

inner citadel; core; center; centre

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

2

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

4

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

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

2