jpdb beta

amulet; charm

2

jurisdiction; control

2

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

3

to slip out

2

lump of iron; iron ingot

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

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

1

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

1

intelligence; intellect; brains

1

power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

1

skin and bones

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

3

improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

2

reinforcement; strengthening

1

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

1

bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

1

protective instinct; defensive instinct

1

holy sword; sacred sword

1

bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

14

as soon as possible; ASAP

2

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

2

detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

1

sponge

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

rating; classification; allocation; grading

1

mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus

63

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

3

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

enumeration; citation; listing

2

to go to meet somebody

3

leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

impossible dream

1

to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

2

to be in a huff

1

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

1

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

2

intelligence agency

1

floor

2

possession; occupation; occupancy

1

desk; copy editor

4

cheap sweets

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1