jpdb beta

assorted matters

4

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

7

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

2

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

4

wolf

1

to help each other; to cooperate

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

2

to cut at; to slash at

6

rear; back row

8

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

2

slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

1

wetting; love affair; lover

2

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

2

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

stabbing repeatedly

1

to offer (put up) resistance

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

6

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

brown; tanned

3

to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled

1

vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

1

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

4

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

3

to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly

1

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

8

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

to wield a spear

1

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

3

three years

2

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

2

human body

5

utmost limits; extremity; limit

3

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

3

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

marionette

1

breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

since then; from that time; ever since

1

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

3

match (to light fire with)

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

to emit smoke

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

funeral

2