jpdb beta

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

3

last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

4

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

2

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

4

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

1

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

2

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

pachinko parlor; pachinko hall

1

neon (Ne)

2

paint

1

to draw in; to attract

1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

to explain; to dispel doubts

1

nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

3

to be superstitious

1

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

to knock down; to knock off

1

weather; climate; disposition; temperament

1

obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

1

coarse; crude

1

room temperature

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

catchy

2

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

1

stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

1

shut up!; be quiet!

4

personal attack; personal denunciation

2

interception (of a pass)

1

miniature light bulb; midget lamp

1

freshly pounded (rice cake)

1

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

1

to dry up completely; to become stale

1

rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

1

S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second

2

in that way; like that

2

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

top; summit; vertex

1

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

1

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

2

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

2

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

shopping basket; market basket

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

5

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

recreation

1