jpdb beta

objective

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

4

forty; 40

1

fifth (interval)

1

to become better; to improve

2

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

3

general; conceptual

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

4

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

8

means; way; measure

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

among (them); of (them)

3

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

1

sleep

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)

1

to be intimate with; to befriend

2

blended coffee

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

5

all; entire; whole; altogether

6

peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order

3

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

very; extremely; that is

4

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

10

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

5

stock; ski pole

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

2

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

to moan; to groan

2

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

3

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

4