jpdb beta

membrane; film

3

lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion

1

long hand; minute hand

2

short hand; hour hand

2

castle

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

6

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

3

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

3

rather than

2

loud laughter

1

several seconds

6

to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

action

1

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

each time

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

9

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

2

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

2

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

2

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

too much; excessive; too

4

realistic; pragmatic

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

1

which; what (way)

1

vomiting; emesis

2

root of a tooth; fang

2

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

outward appearance

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

1

to disappear; to vanish

4

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

4

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

2

through a (computer, etc.) screen

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

2

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1