jpdb beta

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

feudal lord

18

to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

1

equilibrium; balance

4

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

2

assassin's dagger

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

4

bipolarization; bipolarisation

1

mediator; go-between; middleman

2

field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

7

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane

4

wood carving; woodcraft

1

to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

1

in pieces

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

addition to a building

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

Her Majesty the Queen

3

first generation; founder

8

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

2

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

1

(flower) vase

4

direct hit

1

lucky; fortunate

1

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

1

such

1

tiny; little; wee

1

intensification; aggravation

3

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

5

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

2

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

2

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect

1

beyond the middle

1

to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

2

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

1

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

4

short way; shortcut

2

escalation

1

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

1

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1