jpdb beta

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

betting; gambling

1

extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

3

lemon

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

cool down

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

2

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match

2

crushing defeat

1

to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

1

to swarm; to gather

1

spider's thread; spider silk

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

2

payment

1

extra-high; ultra; super

3

banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss

3

rent; cover charge

1

income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

earnings

1

to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)

1

draw; tie

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

1

profit; earnings; stroke of luck

2

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to

1

one hand

3

to approach; to draw near

1

wealthy person

3

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

2

rich person; wealthy person

1

roadside; wayside

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

2

marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

the management ranks

1