jpdb beta

static electricity

1

old person; oldster

1

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

all means

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

great pair; well-oiled two-man team

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

2

power game

2

tricky

1

as you want; as you will

2

kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)

1

to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute

1

miscalculation

2

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

1

very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

2

knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows

1

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

1

sensor

2

take the opportunity to (do something else)

1

two thirds

1

reserve corps

1

alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

1

to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out

1

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

1

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

3

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

pecking; poking; picking

1

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

1

control system

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

right side; style of Japanese court music

1

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

1

reserve corps; flying squadron

1

to shake off; to forsake

1

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

1

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

2

detour; circuitous route; diversion

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

staying in the air; remaining airborne

1

one sleeve

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted

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