jpdb beta

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

1

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

1

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

man's appearance; man's behaviour; someone disguised as a man

1

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

2

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

2

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

1

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

4

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

3

greasy; slimy; slippery

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

2

to slip off

3

both sides

3

tidepool gunnel (Pholis nebulosa)

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

4

silver (color, colour)

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery

2

(the thing) itself

5

harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

2

to grasp; to get

1

height of a storey; floor height

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

1

to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

1

one beat

2

falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

5

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

2

indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently

2

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

1

heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles

2

to lose consciousness

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

4

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

air conditioning; air cooling

17

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

time limit

1

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

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

2