jpdb beta

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

3

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent

1

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

resentment; indignation; anger

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

collar; lapels

1

vigorously; swiftly

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1

to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

2

settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

slow; late; too late

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

3

forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

1

wolf

9

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

14

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

4

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

3

the five fingers; leading five; top five

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

2

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

6

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1