jpdb beta

top part; surface

1

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

2

to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

3

counter for (small) boats

1

river fish; freshwater fish

1

to take; to catch; to capture

1

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

2

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

2

to lower; to be lowered

1

carrying voice; well-projected voice

2

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

3

ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

11

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

2

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

for a while; for some time; for a period

6

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

3

in person; personally; directly

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

5

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

4

(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

1

feeding ground

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

10

rage; frenzy

2

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

3

unfortunately

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

7

food shortage

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

4

matter of time; question of time

4

to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

6

to devour; to bite to death

1

council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees

32

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

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)

2

preparation; provision; guarding

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

3

small number of people

3

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

8

extreme; radical

2

feigned; pretending (not to know)

1

to use all one's strength (ability)

2