jpdb beta

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

2

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

to begin to speak

1

unique; peculiar; singular

3

everyday life; daily life

1

frequency (of occurrence)

2

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

2

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

2

neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

4

fax; facsimile; fax machine

1

unconditional

2

second year of high school; second-year high-school student

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

squashed; crushed

5

grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

in spite of; regardless of

2

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

6

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

6

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

6

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

5

to exchange greetings

3

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

3

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

3

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

3

convenient

3

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

2

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

2

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

7

mere; only; just; slight

2

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

7

bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

1

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

2

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

5

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

3

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

1

unguarded; frank; open

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

2

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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