jpdb beta

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

3

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

2

warm welcome

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

3

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

2

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

14

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

motion

3

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

3

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

11

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

rear-end collision

1

residence; abode; dwelling

1

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

2

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

2

flash (of light); glint; schiller

2

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

4

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

8,000,000; eight million

1

contrastive

5

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

8

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

tricky

1

forte; strong point

2

special loan

1

going on about oneself; talking about oneself

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

2

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

each other; one another

7

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

running away; escaping on foot

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

8

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

2

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

to lie down (in bed)

1

to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

2

10,000,000,000; ten billion

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

10

admirable; laudable

3