jpdb beta

the most extreme

1

scarcity; rarity

1

one mat

1

one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

2

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

excellent plan; best policy

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

8

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

3

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

3

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

1

conscious; deliberate; intentional

1

owner; possessor

2

individually; separately

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

1

to tear down; to shatter

1

shield

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

2

tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

1

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

13

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

11

to throw back

5

crash; smash; crunch; bang

1

to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

4

end; termination point

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

3

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

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

5

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

the last moment; the very end

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

nowhere

1

to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain

5

profit

1

disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

1

snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

1

to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

2

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

to experience

3

to die; to pass away

9

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul

2

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

(grape) wine

2

cork

1