jpdb beta

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

5

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

4

warmth

2

body temperature

1

pride; dignity; self-worth

2

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

(sense of) presence

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

distinguished services; meritorious deeds

1

about this time; about now

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

ground; (bare) earth

1

to sit down

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

1

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

1

returning tit for tat; retaliating

1

flight; escape

1

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

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

1

way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party

1

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

3

sense of humiliation

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

1

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

in the end; at the end of the day

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

2

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

1

aura

2

fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement

1

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

2

joint struggle; common (united) front

1

rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

2

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

3

(not saying anything) no matter what

1