jpdb beta

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

5

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

genetic engineering

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

anything and everything; just about everything

1

sleeping pill; sleep medication

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

6

having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

2

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

5

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

to attack; to assault; to assail

2

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

1

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

2

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

1

property; fortune; assets

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

3

acreage; land area; marking off fields in units of tan

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

1

to bring someone along

1

ethical

1

womb; uterus

1

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

drunkard

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1