jpdb beta

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

Bitches Brew

8

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

7

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

aha!; yes sir

1

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

4

big prize; first prize

1

(the) best; number one

1

exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation

2

sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

3

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

1

value judgement; value judgment

1

unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

just because; even if; even though

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to lose sight of; to miss

2

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

5

but; however; although

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

following blindly; following suit without reflection

1

to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

onlooker; bystander

1

turmoil; chaos; confusion

2

republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

2

dumbfounding performance; queer act; performance so bad it's spellbinding

1

logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

2

to get a big surprise; to be astonished

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

4

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

2

without a moment's delay

3

in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

1

must-listen

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

2

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

11

ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

3