jpdb beta

contours of one's body; figure

1

stature; body height

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

shock wave

1

(at) one bound

1

silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

5

abatement; reduction

1

dust; cloud of dust

1

crew

2

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

to look upwards; to look up

1

on board a ship; aboard a ship

1

(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother

1

dynamic

1

to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

2

two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

to come back

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

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

1

extremely dangerous; full of peril

1

doctors; teachers

1

warship; battleship

1

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to buy (a set of items)

1

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

1

(on the) aisle; aisle seat

1

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

3

Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)

2

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

guide; host

3

with no hard feelings

1

unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

to hold the key (to)

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

chemical experiment; chemistry experiment

1

preparation room

1