jpdb beta

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

2

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

5

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

4

joint struggle; common (united) front

2

uncooperative; unhelpful

1

as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time

1

high quality

1

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

material world

5

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

2

prime; conspicuous

2

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

9

cause; origin

2

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

4

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

recovery; undoing; recall

1

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

9

not until now; never yet

1

only once

8

to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic

1

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

3

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

6

in this way; along these lines; similarly

3

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

downpour; drenching rain

1

theoretical

3

logical

7

to explain adequately; to be accountable

2

to accept; to receive; to agree

40

disabled; handicapped

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

4

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

12

to give a reason

4

one's physical safety; personal security

5

powerless; helpless; incompetent

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

2

hula (dance)

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

10

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

5

toilet paper

1

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

discharge; dismissal

1

to make a fool of someone

3

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

2

had better do so

1

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

1

regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension

1