jpdb beta

a certain ...; some ...

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sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

4

to hate; to detest

6

craving; longing; thirsting

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

3

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

4

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

3

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

3

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

3

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

6

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

8

column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)

1

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

12

arrow; wedge; chock

11

vanguard; advance guard

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

22

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

12

sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

14

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

11

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

30

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

16

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

14

to cultivate; to foster

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

47

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

63

chance; opportunity; occasion

10

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

9

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

14

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

20

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

18

to slide into; to slip into

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

33

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

17

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

6

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm

4

to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

7

to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

2

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

14

to take a breath; to take a short rest

10

unseasonable; out-of-season

1

hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

31

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

8

corner; nook; recess

12

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

9