jpdb beta

to take command; to give direction

1

to take the initiative

1

sense of defeat

2

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)

6

lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

1

to worry

2

thousands; several thousand

3

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon

1

takeoff from water

2

brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up

1

future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

1

to congratulate; to celebrate

1

lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)

1

leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

1

brave warrior; hero; brave man

4

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

2

old soldier

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

2

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

2

divination sign

2

demise

2

grotesque

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to be off one's guard

1

war game

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

4

benefactor; patron

1

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

2

impetuousness

1

remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

1

top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

1

rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea

1

step; pace; stride

2

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

3

drinking bout; merrymaking

1

alcohol content (usu. expressed per cent)

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink

2

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

electrical discharge

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lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

2

useful thing; usable article

1