jpdb beta

cycle; period

2

law-like nature; regularity

1

being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

comfortable; carefree

1

good opportunity; chance

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

4

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

devotion; attachment; infatuation

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

3

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

4

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

tactics

2

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

2

ricochet

1

to fight; to exchange blows; to rally

3

exchange of blows; long rally

2

proximity; nearby

11

shallow cunning; shallow cleverness

1

nose

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

to plane off the corners

3

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

winning by an ippon; winning by a point

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

2

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

2

king; monarch; ruler; champion

2

ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia

1

gasping

3

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

1

dirty trick

1

being upright and cleanhanded

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

4

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

2

each time

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

2

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

2