jpdb beta

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

12

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

2

weird; disgusting; sickening

2

mask; disguise; guise; mask

4

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

15

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

6

quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

7

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

6

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

7

to lean over; to lean in

1

exhaustion; fatigue

1

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

11

to tumble down; to roll down

4

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

6

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

10

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

4

violent; rough

3

cylinder

7

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

27

random; random sampling

3

Russian roulette

1

acrobatics

4

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

9

percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece

1

success rate

4

close to the ear

11

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

18

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

6

to get irritated

8

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

8

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

5

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

1

connection; relation

1

everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

13

ability; skill; facility

3

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

1

twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

3

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

2

slack; looseness; play

6

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

9

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

40

bluff

5

eye of a needle

3

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

4

matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

4

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

11