jpdb beta

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

3

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

3

level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

4

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

transcendence; transcendency

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

to be manageable; to be able to handle

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

2

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

3

key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term

3

many; much; plenty; hardly

5

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

1

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

12

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

2

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; angular velocity

1

door; gate; opening; title page

4

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

9

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

3

these

1

outside the country; abroad

5

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

3

the big three ...

1

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

2

dirty trick

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

8

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

12

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

3

prediction; estimation

3

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

3

evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers

5

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

1

holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)

9

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

at least

2

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

11

several years; a few years

1

outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

1

in large drops

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

4