jpdb beta

scoundrel; rascal; villain

4

sand; grit; fine gravel

32

even so; anyhow; at any rate

2

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

2

to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

1

to state one's opinion

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

2

to bring up a subject

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

3

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

3

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

2

thought; idea; ideology

3

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

6

talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

2

four people

5

one third; a third part

1

to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

15

optimist; easy-going person

1

depending on; dependent on

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

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

2

unenthusiastic

1

peace

1

means; is; as for

3

chance; opportunity

2

hook; hook; hook

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

reply; answer

1

senior high school; high school

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

3

complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

4

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

4

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

2

society; the world; the times

10

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

work; job; labor; work

3

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

2

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

this; our; right; justice; checking account

1