jpdb beta

one theory; one opinion; another theory

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

empire; Empire of Japan

1

wandering; roaming; drifting

1

wise person; sage

1

imitation

1

tactics

8

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

3

to shrug one's shoulders

3

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

4

chocolate

4

candy

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

colourful

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute

3

dilemma; predicament

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

military man; warrior; soldier

3

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt

1

to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

1

kitten; small cat

2

backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school

1

family court

1

divorce

1

mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)

1

to go by the rules; to observe the regulations

4

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

1

gene manipulation

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

(having) two choices; choice between two things

1

single-handedly; alone; single-handed

1

to be worried; to be troubled

4

one's own army; one's own team

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

grandmother

11

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

1

pyromaniac

2

scene of a fire

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

6

father

1

gambling

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

2

the breakup (dispersal) of a family

1

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

1

lifelong separation

1

acorn

1