jpdb beta

how many years; how long; what year

1

to fly in the sky

3

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

3

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

to have the nerve to

5

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

intention; aim; design

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

6

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

to come back

1

review; rehearsal

1

reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

4

big bang

2

black hole

1

with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

3

smoothly; easily; readily

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

3

collection; compilation

1

novel; (short) story

1

descriptive (narrative) part

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

1

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

3

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

2

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

2

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

3

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

to return; to come back

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

5

that; the matter in question

3

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

role of the villain; the bad guy

3

arrival

4

expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

till just now

1

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily

1

most; much; greatly

2

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

2