jpdb beta

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

endgame; final stage

2

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

6

post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem

5

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing

2

refund; repayment; reimbursement

1

fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road

1

to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

5

opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

13

nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race

1

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

2

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

to lack

1

nomadism

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people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

1

to fail to escape

3

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture

1

boiled and half-dried bonito

2

to be reluctant to sell

2

to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space

1

rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

1

shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

thief; robber

4

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

3

good-quality; superior in quality

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

1

(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large

2

extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

3

monkey

1

covert action; covert operations

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

3

garlic (Allium sativum)

3

thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

1

good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

1

quite; utterly; really; completely

1

reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)

1

to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

2

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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