jpdb beta

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

promptly

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

absorption; suction; attraction

4

small fraction; small proportion

2

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

4

for example; for instance; e.g.

5

worst case

1

divine protection

2

to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

composite; combined; complex

10

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

1

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

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

2

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

then; if so; if

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

10

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

librarian

2

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

5

dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

3

to be entwined; to be involved

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

2

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

3

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

3

to tighten; to press hard

3

light (e.g. colour, color)

2

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

to cover up; to conceal

4

jet black

2

to wrap up

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

3

to say; to be called; to do

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

2

glove; mitten; mitt

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

19

to lean against; to set against

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2