jpdb beta

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

scar

3

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

2

to sniff; to smell

2

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

2

attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

4

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

cycle; period

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

4

form; shape; figure

4

to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

2

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

2

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

the very best; excellent; superb

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

what sort; what kind

4

to walk down the road

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

3

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

3

pair; pair-oared boat

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

2

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

heavy drinker

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

powerful person; influential person

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

1

half

3

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

laughing matter

1

himself; yourself; herself

1

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1