jpdb beta

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

7

supremacy

3

(within a) territory; domains

4

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

aimlessly; somehow

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

precious; valuable

10

lens

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

2

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

plain; moor; prairie

3

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

3

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

2

will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

2

first meeting; first interview with

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

3

front; frontage; facade; main

7

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

tearful voice

4

parents and siblings; one's relatives

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

2

every evening; night after night

1

to break down crying

1

folding one's arms

5

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

2

nostril

1

persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded

1

paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

3

one's whole body

3

to tremble; to shiver; to shake

7

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

2

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

4

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

8

pride; haughtiness

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

8

three persons; three parties

2

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

3

sardonic laugh; scornful smile

1

calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

3