jpdb beta

bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details

2

cramped

1

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

1

to shut up; to imprison

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

21

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

3

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

9

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

2

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

3

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

3

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

5

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

21

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

6

phrase; strawberry

4

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

counter for people

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

metronome

4

value; worth; merit

7

pendulum

1

systematic; regular; routine

1

four

3

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

16

to mumble; to mutter

1

desk

2

low (level, value, price, etc.)

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

high-pitched tone; soprano

2

compared with

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

3

hence; for that reason

5

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

moment; second; instant

15

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

mistake; error; blunder

10

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

2

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

4

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

3

duty; role; function

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1