jpdb beta

ridiculous; odd

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

6

to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

3

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

2

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

(not so) much; (not) very

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

diversity; variety

1

to increase; to grow

2

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

2

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

2

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

conversation

4

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

game; contest; bout

2

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

6

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

older sister; elder sister

2

to tell a lie; to fib

2

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

4

subject; theme; motif

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

4

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

5

to dream (of)

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

5

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

to get strong; to gain strength

1