jpdb beta

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

4

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

3

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

1

floorboard

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

2

royal castle; imperial castle

3

property; fortune; assets

1

to crack jokes

4

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

4

strike (kendo)

1

bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

15

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

potential

3

offense and defense; offence and defence

7

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

2

master; expert

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

1

longevity; long life

3

kung fu

1

hand-to-hand combat

1

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

fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive

1

woman; girl

7

innermost depths of one's heart

1

(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

1

carnivore

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

2

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

3

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

17

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

3

to carry a joke too far

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

1

that sort of; like that

2

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

from what time

1

unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares

2

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

2

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

3

mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)

3