jpdb beta

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

last night; yesterday evening

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

new; fresh; novel

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

19

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

the same opinion

1

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

1

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

2

size

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

2

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

29

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

4

to rush over; to run up to

4

curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant

1

(a) glance; (a) look

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

long and narrow

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

once more; again

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

2

to glance at; to glimpse

1

to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

farm (agriculture)

4

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

5

mushroom

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

3

fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery

3

growing wild (naturally); native

1

light source

1

sun

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even if not; even without

3

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

1

cultivation

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rarely; seldom

1