jpdb beta

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

3

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

4

in minute detail

1

propelling pencil; mechanical pencil

5

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

to begin to speak

3

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

gist; main point

2

to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

2

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

2

underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

9

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

further; above; anymore

2

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

massage

1

data; datum

13

analysis

5

law-like nature; regularity

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

theory

11

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin

1

solution; way out

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

11

please; somehow or other; one way or another

2

irresponsibility

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

2

to be kind to; to treat kindly

2

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

4

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

4

to make coffee; to brew coffee

1

scouting; reconnaissance

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

2