jpdb beta

aim

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

2

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

3

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

8

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

2

to bud; to sprout

2

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

rational; reasonable; logical

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

7

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

5

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

moreover; in addition

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

7

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

2

major powers of the world; great powers

3

to count; to enumerate

1

famous; fame

8

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

1

principal; main; important; fashionable

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

4

overwork

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

5

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

3

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1