jpdb beta

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

2

tape recorder

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

2

sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement

1

to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

2

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

to sob

1

freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

1

battery; cell

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

second hand (of clock)

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

warmth

1

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

2

program (e.g. TV); programme

3

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

1

call; visit

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

3

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

fishing rod

1

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

2

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

material; materials; data; information; documents

2

life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

1

unrelated

4

impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered

1

critical

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

actually; really

2

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

1

oneself; myself

2

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

1