jpdb beta

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

1

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

superficially clever; smart-alecky; shrewd

3

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

2

under the orders of; by order (command)

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

3

to go too far

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

2

attendant; valet; servant; follower

1

the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

to face on; to look out on to

2

love affair

2

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

2

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

2

sly; cunning; crafty

2

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

2

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

2

stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit

1

repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much

1

that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me

5

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

2

to catch

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

(doing) together

4

weather; mood; temper

1

very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

1

sugar

2

classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

2

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

5

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

2

coffee maker

1

to boil or simmer

1

sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind

2

Germany

2

foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

campus

1

wide-open; frank; open; candid

2

close; intimate; on good terms

8

needless to say

1

great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on

2

interception; monitoring; tapping

1

apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

2

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

2

how; in what way; in what manner

1