jpdb beta

this (very thing); this precisely

10

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

1

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

3

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

1

vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

1

suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

1

flying object (rocket, missile, etc.); projectile

1

weight (for scales); counterweight

27

bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty

1

truncated cone; frustum of a cone

1

top (side); surface

1

manipulation; puppet

2

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

5

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

12

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

2

to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to

2

speed of sound

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

foliage; leaves of trees

3

to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle

1

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

1

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

1

quickly

2

to settle (a dispute)

4

leather bag

4

interruption; interference; butting in

2

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

2

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

2

one person's portion

4

high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated

2

weld; welding

3

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

2

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

2

having missing teeth; toothlessness

1

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

6

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

5

virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

6

endoskeleton

2

gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

3

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

1

grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing

1

good position; favourable situation

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

matter of time; question of time

1

rematch

4

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

2