jpdb beta

the very picture of ...

1

easily; without effort

3

each other; one another

2

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

blood relative

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)

1

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

1

meaning; significance

1

sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

severe; harsh

2

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

7

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

3

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

tree climbing

1

sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

1

to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control

1

gypsy rose (Scabiosa japonica); gipsy rose; scabiosa

4

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

4

chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia

2

bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing

2

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

2

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

2

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

1

flattery; sycophancy; adulation

1

feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do

1

desperation; struggle to the death

2

relieving; refreshing; satisfying

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

3

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

many communities (villages); cluster of plants

1

light purple

3

stalk; stem

2

to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly

3

(not) even; (not) any

1

to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

1

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1