jpdb beta

to rust; to become rusty

2

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

to pieces; into shreds

2

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

2

madness; craziness; insanity

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

15

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

3

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

2

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

10

scorn; mockery; ridicule

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

tsunami; tidal wave

1

countless; incalculable

2

hundred; 100

7

loss; defeat; counter for losses

2

joke; jest; gag

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

1

(not) even; (not) any

5

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

2

this area; around here

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

2

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

3

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

7

stifled (laughter); simmering

2

shoulder

7

to solicit; to demand; to extort

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

3

venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

11

smile

6

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

5

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

feeling; sense; impression

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

1

of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time

2

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

4

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

absolute zero

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

6

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

3