jpdb beta

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow

1

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

2

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

3

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

7

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

to the end; to the last

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

children

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

to seize the initiative

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

as you want; as you will

1

charisma

1

such; this sort of; like this

5

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

3

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

innermost depths of one's heart

2

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

2

SUV; sport utility vehicle

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

3

midwinter; dead of winter

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

morning; a.m.

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

water's surface

3

huge body; large build

1

clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

2

harbour; harbor

2

(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

3

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

engine

3

for work; for manufacturing

1

illumination; lighting

1