jpdb beta

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely

2

eternity; perpetuity

1

yurt

1

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

3

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

1

halogen lamp

4

white light

2

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

2

Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

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ancestor

2

African continent

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Asian (person)

1

European (person)

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ramification; branching off

1

mitochondria

2

root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

1

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

1

named after; associated with; connected with

1

mitochondrial Eve

2

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

1

fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

1

Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

1

eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

the two; both

1

scientific

1

the oldest; the earliest

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

2

demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)

1

name; title

3

common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

2

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

3

spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension

2

to blow off

4

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

5

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

to be able to conceal

4

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

1

the whole company; all the companies

1

news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin

1

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

7

aerial photography

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

in the meantime; meanwhile

2

(deeply held) resentment

3

live broadcast

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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