jpdb beta

three minutes

2

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

2

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

20

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

3

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

to hope to succeed

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

6

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

52

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

4

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

to crack jokes

2

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

3

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

4

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

5

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

2

human; human-like; as a person

1

disappointment; let-down

3

providing information; provision of information; information provision

1

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

5

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

2

weight; sinker

1

six (long cylindrical things)

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

11

feeler; antenna

2

this sort of; this type of

2

art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

1

thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

6

tenth; tithe

2

to trample to death; to kill underfoot

1

retirement

11

be (that) as it may; having said that

4

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

4

with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

3

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

6

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

6

to embrace each other

5

success rate

3

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

5

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

2

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

8

field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly

1

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

2

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

1

special forces

1

primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive

5

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

4

stamina; tenacity

1

silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk

3