jpdb beta

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

6

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

4

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

to become distinct

1

fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

1

calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

1

in plain words; in plain terms; put simply

1

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

2

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

3

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

win; victory

2

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

3

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

4

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

4

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

3

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

3

to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

1

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

3

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth

3

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

2

person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor

2

to fall asleep

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

silence; stillness; quietness

4

putrid smell of a corpse

1

(just) one's imagination

6

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

4

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3

younger sister

3

curse; malediction; hex

3

lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment

2

lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)

6

bridge

6

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

evening sky; twilight sky

1