jpdb beta

short; brief

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

4

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

4

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

2

to be shaved or planed

4

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

6

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

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

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

4

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

1

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

7

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

desperate; hopeless

2

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

1

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

1

form; shape; figure; visage

3

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

1

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

3

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

5

portion; section; part

8

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

3

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

40

splashing; dabbling

3

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

3

fact; truth; reality

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

2

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

2

comfortably; easily

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

above; more than

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1