jpdb beta

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

indignation; resentment

1

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

sea squirt; ascidian

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

2

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

7

sales promotion

2

to use up all one's strength

1

evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

1

to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

1

(state of) utter panic; great panic

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

2

mutual love

1

audience

1

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

4

to communicate

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

4

recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)

3

Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae

1

grain; cereal; corn

1

back of the hand

2

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

9

truth; real situation

8

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

what is called; what they call; so-called

3

compact disc; CD

1

abbreviation

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

3

the Japanese Alps

1

spring water

4

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

4

passing (an examination); making the grade

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

3

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

friend (esp. male)

1

polydipsia; excessive thirst (e.g. with diabetes)

1

beak; bill

2

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

6

dandy; fop; esthete

1

Tutankhamen

1

coffin; casket

1

wide difference; a world of difference

1

sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

2