jpdb beta

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

3

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

2

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)

1

human sacrifice; victim

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

1

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

3

alternately; by turns

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

in heaps

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

point of a sword

2

median line

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

1

feint

1

overall; on the whole

1

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

2

protracted war; war of attrition

1

damage

3

advice

3

to finish

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

copybook; model; pattern

1

arc

1

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

in two equal parts

1

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

charm; amulet

8

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

point of departure; initial point; starting point

1

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

1

shortest distance (to)

2

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

preparations for returning (home)

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

staying up all night

1

is it not so?

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1

coloured paper; colored paper

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

3