jpdb beta

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

1

inventor; designer; planner

1

ant

2

cost

1

to lower; to be lowered

1

high; high school

1

use; service; purpose

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

3

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

6

mobility

1

compatibility; coexistence; standing together

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

should do; ought to do

3

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

pessimistic; gloomy

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

2

to not take seriously; to take lightly

2

to cover up; to conceal

2

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

now that; since; so long as; because

2

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

similar to; like

6

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

2

to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

3

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

alcohol; sake

4

slender; slim

1

tall figure; high stature

1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

actor; actress; player; performer

1