jpdb beta

to come face to face (with)

1

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

2

hegemony; leadership; initiative

7

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

3

Gaius

1

to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

1

matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

1

all; everyone; everybody

4

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

2

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

to meet face-to-face

1

female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver

1

old army general; veteran army general

1

joy; exultation

1

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

4

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

selling off; disposal by sale; sale

3

to say (something) over one's shoulder

1

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi

3

taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency

1

innocent; blameless; guiltless

2

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

3

chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

2

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

1

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

2

canter; gallop

1

hoof

1

huge rock; crag

3

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

1

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

2

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

6

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

1

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

1

ability to think

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

3

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

2

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

11

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

2

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

1

single standard; single base; single-feature show

1

obliteration; annihilation

3

supremacism

2

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

4