jpdb beta

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

3

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

1

edge of blade

1

to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

1

review; rehearsal

1

saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save

1

to cross swords (with)

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

in addition

3

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

digression

1

sewing (by machine)

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

being good at cooking; good cook

1

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

1

lecture

2

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

cheer; shout of joy

1

simple; plain; modest

1

telescope

3

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

1

lens

1

to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

ability; performance; efficiency

1

military stores; munitions of war

1

(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

1

as usual; as is one's habit

1

niece

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff

1

youth; minor; young people

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

about noon

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

4

high and low; rise and fall

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1

distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies

1