jpdb beta

to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

1

empty space; empty sky

2

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

nonfiction

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

6

dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

3

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

3

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

2

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

light music; popular music

2

second

7

music room

8

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

second person

1

boastful speech; bragging

1

to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

6

to expel; to drive out

4

affectation; pretension

1

foolhardy; reckless; fearless

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

2

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

innocent; simple-minded

2

a long time (since the last time)

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

call; appeal

2

reward; prize

2

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

5

job hunting; job searching

1

graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis

2

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

(a) few; some; several

3

unit; (musical) group; band

2

holding two or more positions concurrently

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

3

quarrel; dispute

1

bunch of flowers; bouquet

2

present continuous tense; present progressive form

1

be; is

4

past tense

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

putting off; postponing

1

cold war

2