jpdb beta

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

1

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

1

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

right about-face

1

(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

soldier; combatant; warrior

9

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

3

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

1

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

1

(made of) steel

1

left side; left-hand side

1

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

1

passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

4

geography

1

ornament; decoration

1

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

2

to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right

1

floorboard

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

3

rush; dash; charge

3

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

1

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

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

3

immediately; promptly

2

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

2

lawn; grass; turf

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

3

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

4

good policy; wise policy; best plan

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

4

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1