jpdb beta

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

4

four years

6

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

1

micron

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

sense of responsibility

1

baseless; groundless

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

3

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

30

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

1

joint; link; knot; tie-together point

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

to loiter around; to wander about

2

grandpa; granddad

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

this morning

2

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

inside; interior; inner part

1

uniform

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)

1

cameo

1

(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

good grief

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

various reasons

2

university (college) professor

1

to begin some form of lifestyle

2

secret; private; surreptitious

3

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

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

2

suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant

1