jpdb beta

weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness

1

nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

1

letter; note

20

to have in one's dreams

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

3

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

5

several day period

4

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

3

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

5

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

1

concern; interest

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

2

tool; implement

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

1

coarse; rough

6

bond; adhesive; glue

2

drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts

1

even though things may appear this way

2

plan; blueprint

4

writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke); frank writing; writing the bare facts

1

to compose; to put together

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

3

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

3

to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

2

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

1

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

as one had hoped; as one wishes

2

eatery; restaurant

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

corporal punishment

1

natto (fermented soybeans)

3

to set up shop; to open a store

1

crêpe

9

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

1

garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag

1

rubber band; elastic band

1

mustard

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

4

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

1

tidying up; finishing

6

to begin to

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

6

result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality

2