jpdb beta

casting; cast-metal object

1

fake goods; imitations

2

substitution

1

open-mouthed

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

3

rear garden; back yard

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

glancing (look)

1

careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

2

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

to look away; to turn away

2

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

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

close call; narrow escape

2

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

5

corners of the mouth

2

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

2

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

1

good luck; fortune

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

3

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

3

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

1

running as fast as one can

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

2

lower half of the body

1

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

2

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

concern; interest

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

construction; architecture (of buildings)

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1

style; form; pattern

1

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

1

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

3

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

2

calm; composed; leisurely

1