jpdb beta

(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

2

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

4

melee

1

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

1

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

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massing (of troops); gathering

4

on hand; readily available

1

full

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(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)

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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

2

jungle

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

5

straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen

1

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

2

remake

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

5

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

1

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

nonfiction

1

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

1

queen

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

4

file

2

zoom

2

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

3

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

2

to half-rise to one's feet

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

legend; tradition

2

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

2

sorting fruit

2

tea ceremony; Way of Tea

6

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

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pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

2

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

irreplaceable

2

fabrication; pipe dream

2

in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

3

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

3

burying alive

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rolling up one's sleeves

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