jpdb beta

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

hard ball; regulation ball

1

batter; batter

2

pitcher

2

rule

2

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

10

to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)

2

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

2

Japanese (language)

2

pen

1

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

1

shogi piece

1

sign; symbol; mark

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

2

cultural sphere

3

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

Japan

4

word; term; language; speech

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2

separate; respective; different

1

countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

10

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

4

straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school

2

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw

1

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

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

1

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

2

sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches

4

out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

4

to reject; to repel

1

game of chance

1

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

9

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

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

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

twice

3

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

2