jpdb beta

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

1

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

5

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

5

guardian

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

4

mysterious power of words to alter reality

1

to frown; to scowl

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

soul; spirit

3

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

as a child; when one was a child

2

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

water current

1

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

1

contact; contact lens

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

this

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

5

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

summary; digest

3

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

each; every

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

spirit; soul; ghost

12

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

10

arbitrator; mediator; go-between

6

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

6

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

2

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1