jpdb beta

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

4

to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

1

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

1

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

1

there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers

1

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

3

suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

2

guidance

5

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

1

to pretend; to feign

1

window-side seat

1

short distance; close range

1

reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party

3

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)

1

hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

1

to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

1

should not; must not

1

not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

1

stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

2

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

2

girl student; schoolgirl

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

1

night; nighttime

3

three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

1

Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie

3

ancient China

1

Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

1

trivia; snippet of knowledge

1

to blow down upon

1

friends

12

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

1

to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

1

oof; umph; whoosh

1

receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass

1

chink in the armor (armour)

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

immature; childish

1