jpdb beta

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

1

choice; selection; option

7

space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

2

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

13

simple; plain

2

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

2

final; eventual; ultimate

5

to win and advance to the next round

1

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

5

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

5

both; (not) either

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

5

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

3

exception

4

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

2

perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made

2

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

4

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

1

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

1

adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

1

construction work

3

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

3

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

10

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

11

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

to cross the line; to go too far

3

company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

5

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

2

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

2

doing long training runs

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

1

coarse; rough; crude

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

4

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

to take by surprise

3

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

2

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

4

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

worst case

1

thud

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

4

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

2

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

6

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

2