jpdb beta

what

2

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

1

useless; futile; vain

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss

1

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

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt

2

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

to begin to speak

1

every single word and phrase; word by word

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

5

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

abundant harvest; bumper crop

1

rare; uncommon

1

doing as one is told; yes-man

1

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

borrowing

1

with a half-opened eye

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

latent disposition; inner feelings

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

rejection; dismissal

1

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

1

worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

to bring back

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

1

to get on; to climb on

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

to be in high spirits

1