jpdb beta

main street; avenue

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

2

world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

2

massing (of troops); gathering

2

nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

2

agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill

1

military exercise

3

clearly; distinctly; vividly

2

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

4

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

2

all-out attack; general offensive

4

economising; saving

6

money; cash

2

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

2

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

5

old friend; old pal

1

deeply emotive; moving

2

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

abstemious; austere

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

1

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

statistical

4

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

2

law-like nature; regularity

2

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

statistic

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

1

woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

2

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

2

perfectly fitting phrase

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

2

guest; visitor; visitor's arrival

2

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

idleness; inactivity

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

1

to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

3

sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

2

to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour

1

to compare with the eye

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1