jpdb beta

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

4

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

1

coarse (texture or grain)

1

cotton cloth; cotton material

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

2

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

cylindrical; tubular

1

kraft paper; craft paper

1

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

to become better; to improve

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

5

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

6

only; nothing but

1

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

1

this time; now

6

case; situation

8

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

2

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

2

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

6

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

manufacture; production

1

to take time

2

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

originally; by nature; from the start

1

roll

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter

1

silhouette

3

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

2

cardboard; pasteboard

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric

1

size

3

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

6

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

3

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

to get used to hearing

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

to pinch; to nip

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

2

failure; mistake; blunder

2