jpdb beta

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

just because; even if; even though

1

easy; simple; plain

1

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

2

intimate; close

1

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

flight; rout; debacle

1

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

chance meeting

1

miraculous

1

fate; chance

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

3

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

2

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

2

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

great difference; major mistake

1

gender; distinction of sex; sex

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

3

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

historical fact

2

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

collation; comparison

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

3

to sell

1

heyday; golden age

2

difficulty

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

observation; survey; watching

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

2

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

contest of strength; trial of strength

1

to knock down

1

various

2

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

combination; pair; duo

2

rematch

2

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

reply; answer; response

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

1