jpdb beta

to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind

2

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

2

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

2

to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

1

empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

4

vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

6

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

downtown

4

dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

6

report; notification; registration

3

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

10

one's post; place of work; workplace

7

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

12

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

4

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

6

camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

3

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

3

along the road; along the way

4

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

6

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

6

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

indispensable; essential

3

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

7

power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

3

to suppress one's emotions

1

ability; capability; competence; skill

4

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

17

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

3

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

3

local site; location for making or filming a movie

1

land owner; leaseholder

1

sponsor

4

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

3

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

category

2

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

3