jpdb beta

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

2

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

blood; brad (nail)

3

shadow

3

similar to; like

7

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

3

massing (of troops); gathering

1

chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

to pull down

2

programming; programing

1

factor

1

main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus

1

carpet bombing

1

main force; main troops

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery

3

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

4

august; beautiful

1

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

5

adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp

1

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

3

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

guts; abdomen; belly

1

drilling; hole punching

3

the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

1

flight duration

1

physical law; laws of physics

2

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

7

with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly

1

waterfall; cataract; cascade

1

tightening

1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

4

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

3

to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront

2

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

3

forward-bent posture

3

to open some distance (e.g. with other people)

3

hind leg; hind foot

18

sporadic

12

unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved

1

to scratch; to claw

10

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

6

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

4

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

3

muzzle; snout

2

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

9