jpdb beta

darkness; the dark

1

dark night; moonless night

2

to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

that is to say; so that means

2

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

brilliant; bright; dazzling

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

heartbeat

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

6

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

to spread; to be propagated

5

you could say that

2

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

to be helpful; to be useful

10

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

2

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

2

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

2

to square one's shoulders

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

beautiful maiden; beauty

1

-off (price reduction)

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

2

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

3

iron door

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

easy; simple; plain

5

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1