jpdb beta

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

pitch dark; total darkness

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

3

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

24

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

2

vampire; bloodsucker

2

was

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

every evening; night after night

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

11

lifeblood

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

13

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

such; this sort of; like this

9

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

15

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

opinion; view; comment

3

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

4

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

24

for example; for instance; e.g.

4

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

12

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

4

well; now; then

7

chair; stool; post; office; position

6

bookshelf

1

polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

12

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

6

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

12

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

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all; entire; whole; altogether

10

parchment

4

value; worth; merit

4

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

in a row; in a line

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb

1

among (them); of (them)

1

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1