jpdb beta

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

3

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

6

unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

2

little by little

4

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

3

cesspool; sink; manure sink

4

harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

1

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

3

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

2

large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting

2

doing something frantically; frantic state

1

old man; venerable gentleman

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

to fight; to exchange blows

2

first half

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

6

brave; heroic; gallant

1

well done!; nice try!; well fought!

1

every time; each round

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

4

huge breasts; huge boobs

3

to toady; to be obsequious

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

unprecedented; never seen before

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

wine red

2

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

fighting spirit

1

release; emission; ejection

1

appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

1

to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

4

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

3

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

hope; wish; aspiration

6

determination; conviction

1

to show one's affection; to express one's love

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

1

barricade

1

one's way; one's path

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

5

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

3

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

7

to order; to command; to appoint

4