jpdb beta

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

4

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

1

quality (of a product or a service)

1

weak person; the weak

2

value to society; raison d'être; existence value

1

love; affection

2

value; worth; merit

3

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

death; dying; mortality

3

medical efficacy; effect of a medicine

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

3

making an attempt; trial run

1

number of times; frequency; count

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

1

successful person; success

2

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

2

doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

to leap back; to jump back

2

silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

5

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

4

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

self; oneself

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

3

big; large; great

4

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

3

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

4

similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-

2

security; stability; safety; peace

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

2

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

2

to make a mistake

1

Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

1

chivalry

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

2

familiar spirit; familiar

1

bare skin; naked skin

3

metallic

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

1

to polish up; to shine up

1