jpdb beta

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

5

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

steadily

1

double-edged; double-edged blade

5

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

33

participation; joining; entry; adherence

9

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

6

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

7

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

in one's own way or style

5

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

5

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

to shake one's head

1

(elder) sister

1

blood relationship

1

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

preparatory phase; preparatory period

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

5

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

2

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

3

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

meteor shower

2

accuracy rate

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

7

consumption; expenditure

2

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

1

ant

5

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

this and that; various things

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

second day of the month; two days

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

12

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

4

evening; night; dinner

2

they

4

semi-transparent; translucent

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

7

breakfast

1

stew

1