jpdb beta

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

(putting a song etc. on) endless repeat; endless repetition

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

2

exploration; expedition

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

watermelon splitting (game)

1

fireworks

47

city

1

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

2

coast; beach

6

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

11

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

8

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

4

negative image

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

3

1,000; thousand

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

ad infinitum; endlessly

1

large-flowered

2

night sky

10

to blossom; to flower; to bloom

1

audience; spectator; spectators

3

special seat; box seat

2

smoke; fumes

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

8

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

3

(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance

1

noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

4

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

2

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

persuasion

2

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to pray; to wish

4

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

4

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

three people

14

unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm

1

standing tree; standing timber

1

dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)

1

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

7