jpdb beta

oneself; myself

5

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

21

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

45

through glass

5

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

1

to roll about; to writhe about

4

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

13

support; backing; patronage

3

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

8

(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

4

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

strategy; tactics

4

batting first

2

taking the field first; batting second

2

first goal; first point

1

tendency; trend; inclination

12

coin; token; slug

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

4

fluent; smooth; flowing

2

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

4

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

2

head start; initiative; preemption

1

easy; simple; light

4

tactics; strategy

1

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

14

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

10

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

3

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

2

good pitch (to hit); easy pitch

2

base hit; one-base hit; single

1

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

2

presenting (to)

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

13

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

13

batting power

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

8

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

2

effectiveness

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

6

to some extent; to a certain extent

24

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

6

easy; simple; plain

1

to perspire; to sweat

5

glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

4

success rate

2

contrastive

7

pace

15