jpdb beta

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

3

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

4

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

3

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

1

limewater

4

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

2

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

3

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

10

concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

1

is something that; is that which

2

main ingredient; main component

1

collagen

1

protein

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

3

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

7

summertime; summer season

1

lime; quicklime; caustic lime

11

mortar

1

retailer

2

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

2

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

3

linen

4

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

4

cultivation

2

pressure; compression

1

comparison

2

safflower oil

1

sunflower oil

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

4

safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower

1

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

1

kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

6

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

5

killing two birds with one stone

2

slave; servant; slavery

1

stove; furnace; kiln

1

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

2

seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop

8

mirror writing

5

decision; settlement; definition

4

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

3

old cloth; rag

4

bamboo sheath; bamboo peel

1

disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren

11

conclusion

3

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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