jpdb beta

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

competing; competition; auction

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

upper arm; (arch.) lower arm

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

strong opposition

1

retirement; resignation; stepping down

1

freelance

1

brutality; animal nature

1

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

1

different dimension

2

varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will

2

bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

3

extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce

4

Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua

10

tumbler; self-righting doll

1

yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

2

to be overripe

1

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

medical treatment; medical care

1

shocking

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

1

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision

4

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

2

to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover

3

ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot

2

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

capacity

6

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

2

to try one's strength

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

5

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

young person; youth; young

1

challenger

1

(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club

1

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

6

easy to use

2

split; division; break up

3

tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)

2

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1