jpdb beta

unconfirmed; unidentified

1

to play one's trump card

2

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

19

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

willpower; energy; vitality

7

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

1

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

1

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

2

sword skills; swordsmanship

6

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

1

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

1

phantom; vision; illusion

5

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

4

obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

1

comparison

2

nearest; closest

1

precision; accuracy

3

tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

1

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

3

few in number

1

orthodox school

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

negative emotions; negative feelings

1

stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

2

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

4

weak person; the weak

2

action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

1

negative; minus

1

every direction

1

to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

1

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

2

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

5

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

3

direct hit

2

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

7

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

according to plan; as planned

1

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

1

orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

3

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

7