jpdb beta

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

saddle stitch

1

to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

2

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

engine

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

4

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity

1

support

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

2

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

8

difficult to understand

2

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

5

beginning; clue; starting point

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

Italian submarine Scirè (S527)

1

(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

1

to paint over heavily; to plaster up

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

slug

1

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

1

mist; haze

1

net; netting; web

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

3

big man; large man; tall man; giant

2

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

movie; film

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

charming; fascinating; attractive

3

should do; ought to do

2

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

2

landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement

1

to act; to take action

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

2

to yell; to shout

1