jpdb beta

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

2

sheet; bed sheet

6

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

4

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

infinite loop; closed loop

1

energy; vitality; mental determination

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

4

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

1

breaking off; snapping off

1

thread; yarn; string

2

the exact opposite

1

early rising

1

to talk volubly

1

premarital sexual relations (intercourse)

1

recommendation; endorsement

1

unbalance; imbalance

1

climax; peak; zenith; apex

1

last night; yesterday evening

1

majority (vote)

1

violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

2

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

northern part; the north (of a region)

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

report; paper; reportage

1

to have a hard time of it

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

4

towel

4

filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

weakest

1

to devour; to bite to death

1

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

2

these guys; these fellows

11

like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood

1

followers; hangers-on

2

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

2

to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

1