jpdb beta

at this rate

3

secondary; subordinate

1

scope

6

electrical short circuit

2

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

1

back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin

2

narrow victory

1

parabola

3

pheromone

1

(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle

1

to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away

3

chin; jaw; gills; branchia

1

series (e.g. electrical); serial

3

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

2

release; emission; ejection

3

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

4

somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

1

precedent

1

cytolysis; breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane

1

apoptosis; apoptotic

7

cell death

1

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

4

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

sleepiness; drowsiness

2

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

2

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)

1

wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else

1

to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in

1

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

2

sunlight filtering through trees

1

one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

1

to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

4

diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted

1

album

10

to comb (one's hair)

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

around the clock; day and night

2

to take a picture

4

clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes

1

one-year-old

2

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

for one's age

1

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

2

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

4

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

turning point

1

destined; predestined; fated; fateful

1