jpdb beta

to write a novel

2

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

2

Pleiades (in Greek mythology); Pleiades; the Seven Sisters

4

rather than

3

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

4

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

2

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

2

question; inquiry; enquiry

2

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

4

sincerity; good faith

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

2

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

shameless; infamous; disgraceful

1

citron (Citrus medica)

1

utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit

2

Gael

2

detective

1

supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)

2

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

3

exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

2

simultaneous equations

3

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

3

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

4

win; victory

10

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

1

tag; slip; label; sticker

2

six; 6

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

to apply; to adapt

2

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

4

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

how long; how much; to what extent

3

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1