jpdb beta

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

4

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

7

again and again

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

waste of time

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

3

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

one way or the other; either way

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

to grapple

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

6

low voice; whisper

3

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

4

to watch over; to watch attentively

1

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

1

the end

9

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

uneasy

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

6

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

6

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

19

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

6

fire; flame; blaze

2

even if not; even without

3

smoke; fumes

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

3

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

back (of body)

5

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

another thing; exception; special case

1

society; the world; the times

3

incident; affair; happening; event

5

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

to apply; to adapt

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

2

to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

2

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

3

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

don't worry about it; forget about it

2