jpdb beta

contrast

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

space; room; airspace

3

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

1

minor change

1

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

3

understanding person; supporter

1

I; me

2

the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple

3

to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

1

time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme

2

machine gun

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

9

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

6

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

attentiveness

1

clientele; customer stratum

1

guess; conjecture

1

VIP; very important person

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

rather; sooner; preferably

3

bang; whump; boom

1

approval; license; licence; permission

1

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

1

territorial airspace

1

network

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

1

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

this area; around here

2

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

2

document; papers

2

practicality; utility; usefulness

1

efficiency; moment

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

1

wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

1

conferring a peerage

8

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

2

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

3

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation

1

farming methods

1