jpdb beta

person who has rendered distinguished service

1

running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

1

interviewer

2

souvenir; memento

1

first name; given name

5

father

4

coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment

5

folding screen

1

festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

1

reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party

7

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

1

to worry; to fret; to get anxious

3

obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)

1

to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

2

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

5

ankle

3

sprain; twist; wrench

10

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

3

to limp; to drag one's feet

1

affected part; diseased part; wound

1

(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

injury; wound

1

to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

2

pity; compassion

3

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)

6

firmly; solidly; heartily

2

to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

5

to talk big; to be bombastic

1

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight

1

large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

1

order of arrival

1

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

6

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

2

position

4

dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

1

semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)

1

to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

1

commotion; stir

3

overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)

1

still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

baton pass; baton passing

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

2

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

frantic dash; rushing at full speed

2