jpdb beta

metre; meter; meter; gauge

10

mate

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

unit; (musical) group; band

6

candidate; applicant

3

hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!

5

junk

4

three sides; small offering stand

1

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

1

warrior; samurai

1

passing shower; streaks of pouring rain

1

several people

4

dividing into parts

2

guidance

3

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

4

god (esp. the Christian God)

1

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

2

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

4

loose-leaf

4

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

2

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

3

anecdote; brief (comic) story

1

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

edict; public announcement

1

private document

1

ex-post-facto approval

2

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

2

leader; guide; mentor; coach

2

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

2

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

18

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

1

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

18

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

2

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

1

additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case

5

pebble

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

lord of a manor; estate steward

1

fee; charge; rate; material

2

infection; contagion; becoming infected

7

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

4

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

gene; genetic

2

well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

2

scandal

1

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

5

raising (the standard)

1

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

1