jpdb beta

vision

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

3

for example

2

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

1

to blame; to find fault with

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

3

blood vessel; blood relationship

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

character; traits; ethos

1

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

5

duty; obligation

1

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

2

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

2

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

2

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

2

trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings

2

military service; combat experience

1

to cross swords with

1

use; utility; effect; benefit

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

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

4

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

1

while; during; performed in this condition

1

to wait upon; to serve

1

to make a fool of someone

2

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

2

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

supporter

1

to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

one's life

3

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed

1

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

8

fair and square; open and aboveboard

4

strategy; artifice

2

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

4