jpdb beta

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

retroactivity; retroaction; being retroactive (to)

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

to do

2

maid; helper; help; assistance

2

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

1

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

2

return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment

3

during; for the duration of

1

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

1

draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing

1

moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

2

A4 (paper size)

1

defense (esp. in sports); defence

1

attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack

2

lunch; midday meal

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

2

hamburger (in a bun); burger

2

Sunday

1

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

1

dry-cured ham

1

salad

2

nostalgia; homesickness

1

harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment

1

toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie

2

chicken wing

1

deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

1

fruit punch

1

flora

1

bed

1

reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down

1

because

1

incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

grammar

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

what; what?; hey!

3

counteroffensive

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

1

to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

3

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

3

Thailand

1

prescribed form (of writing); format

2

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

1

each (school) subject

1