jpdb beta

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

4

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

sense of smell; olfaction

1

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

4

evening sun; setting sun

1

windowpane; window glass

1

tar

1

to paint over heavily; to plaster up

1

to sink (into); to get depressed

1

next day

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

2

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced

1

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

quartz; glass

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

1

written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

2

tendency; trend; inclination

3

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw

1

high; high school

1

PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

2

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

expected value; expectation value; expectation

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3

active; positive; progressive

1

action of making something; -ification

1

return

1

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

2

disturbing elements

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

1

as you see; as you can see

1

urging soldiers to fight more vigorously

2

act; deed; conduct

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1