jpdb beta

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

67

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

5

matter of time; question of time

9

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

3

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

13

around the world; throughout the world

6

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

8

to bury; to embed; to implant

3

to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

2

whatever the case; under any circumstances

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

3

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

2

to have no chance (of succeeding)

2

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

petty; trifling

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

8

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

7

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

deed; act

5

syndrome

6

dark green

3

fog; mist; spray

14

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

5

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

3

eyeball

5

to dissolve; to melt

3

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

9

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

8

like; as if; the same as

2

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

6

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

4

without doing

3

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

11

to make a serious effort

5

uniformity; equality

2

mystery; wonder

1

(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

1

Hungary

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

1

boil; abscess

1

enumeration; citation; listing

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

6