jpdb beta

omen; sign; notice; indication

3

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

2

slope

2

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

1

wounded; injured

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

to cross swords (with)

1

of all things

2

dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

3

to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

4

the two; both

1

to win and advance to the next round

1

to be indebted; to be under an obligation

1

self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness

1

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

3

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

2

in the end; after all is said and done

1

witness; observer

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

2

big; large; great

2

ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

6

wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee

1

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

2

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

9

what proportion; what percentage

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

6

three generations; three periods; third generation

3

certainly; surely; definitely

3

over-fond parent; doting parent

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

to live through; to survive

2

becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago

1

shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy

1

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

5

reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)

1

matter; item; facts

2

to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)

1

inside pocket

3

parabola

1