jpdb beta

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)

1

ouch

1

neocortex; neopallium

1

with curious eyes; curiously

1

even if I told you

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

4

grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)

1

steady; sound; reliable; solid

1

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

3

platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar

6

three-way junction; three-way intersection

2

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

4

pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt

2

worst; poor and boring; uncool

3

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

12

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

general affairs department (bureau); executive section

1

original form; base form

2

chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera

3

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

1

laboratory animal; experimental animal

5

for fun; half in jest

1

class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

1

hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

1

mania; wild excitement

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

3

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

(written) petition

1

short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

3

log; journal; logarithm

1

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

1

general inspection; complete overhaul

1

power cable; power lead

4

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

5

essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

1

absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

3

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

1

high rating; good reputation

1

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

ventilation

9

large-breed dog

1