jpdb beta

gap

2

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

5

being in love with each other

2

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

1

to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

1

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

1

to cross swords (with)

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

5

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

each other; one another

8

to become pregnant

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

3

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

4

happy ending

1

biology

1

dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic

1

blighted love; disappointed love

1

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

1

large-scale

1

the late; the deceased

1

periodic; regular; routine

2

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

full moon

4

twelfth day of the month; twelve days

1

Dead Sea

6

cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

1

seawater; saltwater

1

afflux; influx

1

results (of a study)

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

2

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

(written) report

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

1

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

shredder

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

3

questionnaire

4

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

3

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

2

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

limit; restriction

3

high and low (social standing)

1