jpdb beta

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

10

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

2

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

5

at a glance; by accident

1

to project a shadow; to cast a shadow

1

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

2

to feel ashamed

6

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

live coverage; on-the-spot telecast

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

8

order; command; directions; instructions

3

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

2

tall (of a person)

1

shadow; tail; following

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator

2

government office; agency; board

1

childhood; infancy

1

to curtail a budget

1

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

3

number of votes obtained (polled)

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

2

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

1

four thousand; 4,000

1

teaching method

1

reform bill; reform proposal; amendment

1

let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

1

legislative bill; measure; agenda item

1

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

6

brickwork

2

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

lacking a plan; haphazard

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

1

powdered sugar

1

star shape; pentagram

2

to ride upon the winds

1

returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate

3

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

5

clandestine meeting

2

entreaty to a deity

2

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

1

accomplice; henchman

4

sisters

1