jpdb beta

gist; main point

1

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

5

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

9

frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong

2

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

2

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

1

machine parts; machinery; equipment

2

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

1

acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

2

kiss; kissing

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

3

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

eyelashes

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

2

to make a sound

6

carving; engraving; sculpture

3

mixture; impurities

1

beauty

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

6

full name

1

note; memo; memorandum

3

book; register

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

condensed milk; Soviet Union

6

Cercis chinensis

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

point in common; common feature

2

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

19

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

3

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

because

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

2

honour; honor; glory; privilege

4

very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace

1

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

solution of a riddle

2

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

3

Mr (junior); master; boy

52

both; (not) either

5

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

1