jpdb beta

counsel; defender; advocate

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

2

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

cloudy sky; overcast sky

1

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

2

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

2

number of times; frequency; count

1

(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

1

break in the deadlock

2

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

2

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

safety; security

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

2

accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)

1

early morning

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

4

night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays

1

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

1

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

1

person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

4

reply; answer; response

2

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

temperature control

1

to warm (up); to heat (up)

1

to take someone's hand

6

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

9

glove; mitten; mitt

2

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

4

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

2

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

3

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

objection!; question!

1

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

1

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

1

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

4

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

4

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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