jpdb beta

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

4

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

11

to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

2

useless; vain; aimless; idle

3

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

to fear; to be afraid of

3

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

2

Itoko

1

autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

3

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank

1

half

4

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

5

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

3

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

5

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

2

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

4

very young; little; childish; immature

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

2

rare; seldom

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

to love

2

feathers; plumage; down

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

this and that; one thing or another

1

adult; grown-up

4

fixed; obvious; commonplace

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

6

loud voice

5

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

3

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

3

forte; strong point

1

on board a ship

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

4

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

11

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1