jpdb beta

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

3

diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection

7

development; exploitation

2

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

1

twice; again; second time

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

to make merry; to be festive

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

2

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

2

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

5

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

to become weak

3

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

up in a tree; in the trees

1

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

two-storied building

1

back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

purposeless; aimless

1

dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

overall

1

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

50

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

3

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1