jpdb beta

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

ego; self

4

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

guess; conjecture

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

was; were

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

5

misreading

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

to cross swords (with)

1

four people

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

why; how

2

we; us

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

3

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1