jpdb beta

rejection

1

march; parade

3

grip (of hand); grip strength

10

measuring instrument

9

boasting of one's strength

2

one's dominant arm

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

Sotomura

3

to change the position of

2

to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)

1

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

5

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

4

second (in a series)

4

many thousands

2

brachioradialis (muscle)

1

first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck

1

stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)

1

flexor (muscle)

1

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

1

tendon

1

liver; lever; joystick

1

strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men

1

six; 6

2

next; secondly; subsequently

6

runner-up

7

literally; self-explanatorily

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

18

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

4

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

3

using all one's strength; using all one's might

4

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

10

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

31

way of life

1

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

1

rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

1

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

1

competitor; contestant; player; athlete

1

first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)

4

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir

1

sigh of relief

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

5

to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures

4

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

5

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

2

quarrel; trouble; dispute

2

definite decision; final decision

1