jpdb beta

to knock down; to slap down; to floor

3

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

to start; to begin; to commence

1

quarrelsome; easy to anger

1

match; game; bout; contest

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

2

in perfect form; going swimmingly

1

Monday

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

I can tell you; heh

3

bases loaded

1

batting order

1

Babe Ruth

2

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

quick-tempered; impatient

1

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

short distance

1

missile

1

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

pitfall; trap; pit

6

thud

2

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

chance; opportunity

1

preparation; provision; guarding

1

play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

2

verbal promise; one's word

1

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

to become hungry

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

5

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

dozens; scores of; decades

2

to gush out

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

to assist; to help out

1

just because; even if; even though

1

to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up

1

to have the nerve to

5

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

2

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

3

prey; victim

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

1