jpdb beta

writing; authoring

1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

2

brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

1

to rush back; to run back

1

great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

1

woah

3

scarce; rare

3

anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape

1

bouncy ball

1

bounce; bound

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet

1

lower jaw; mandible

2

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

3

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help

1

entry qualifications; joining qualifications

1

mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions

1

unavoidable; no help for

1

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

2

lost article; lost property

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

3

winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

urgency; exigency; emergency

2

selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale

1

thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously

1

rough sketch

2

examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed; investigation (e.g. of a crime scene)

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

second; number two; runner-up

4

to fit (inside something)

3

spin-off; spinoff

1

depiction; description; portrayal

37

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)

1

thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

1

official name; formal name

4

complaint; grumble

1

facetious; droll; funny

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

2

(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave

1

best

2

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

1

certificate of merit; testimonial

2

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

2