jpdb beta

ability; faculty

3

option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

glory

4

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

14

composed expression; clear face

1

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

1

barbarian; savage

2

Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

7

emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)

2

to writhe (in pain)

2

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

stalk; stem

1

page in the history books; historical (event); old news

1

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

1

laboratory

1

levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-

1

very popular; highly favoured

5

show

31

Illusionist

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

16

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

2

splash; plop

1

water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte

1

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

2

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

1

without

3

one ear

1

honour; honor

1

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

2

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

2

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

2

empress

1

high society

4

attendance; presence; appearance

2

neutrality

1

to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

1

whether or not

1

ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving

137

academy; academia

101

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1