jpdb beta

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

7

in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

1

firmly; solidly; heartily

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

7

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

6

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

4

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

eternal sleep; death

2

passage; paragraph

1

jab (esp. in boxing)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

antipathy; prejudice

2

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

5

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

5

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

3

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

2

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

5

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

wetting; love affair; lover

3

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

8

first meeting; first contest between

1

array; muster; line-up; full force

2

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

5

round table

6

only; nothing but

3

honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

1

without

6

1,000; thousand

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

2

roughly

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work

1

to get tired of waiting

1

belligerent; warlike

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

reason; right

1

elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

2

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1