jpdb beta

nearest; closest

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

2

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

1

sophistry; sophism

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

2

wave; ups and downs

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

2

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

1

to make a sound

1

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

1

electric current

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

brain; brains; mind

3

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

5

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)

1

act; deed; conduct

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

2

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

insubstantial; pointless

1

tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

4

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

2

time and time again; many times; a number of times

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

12

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

1

in fact

2

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2