jpdb beta

minimum; minuscule; local minimum

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

1

yard (unit of distance)

1

Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

sense of security

3

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

2

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

veil

2

to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

1

slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot

1

eternity

2

to penetrate the wall

1

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other

1

to frolic about; to mess around

1

rust (colour)

2

rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust

2

with a clink (click, clack)

1

to continue to increase; to continue to mount

1

wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.); winger; wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (in othello)

1

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

2

thruster (e.g. on a satellite)

1

cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture

2

worthy of special mention

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

1

opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad

1

liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

5

elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)

3

electrification

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge

1

left side; left-hand side

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

3

superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn

1

compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs

1

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

ghillie suit

1

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

1

inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile

2

established reputation

1

personal history; background; career

3

inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)

1

to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

1

Deva king (guardian god at a temple gate, holding a vajra); Vajrapani

1

drone; unmanned aircraft

2