jpdb beta

discovery; detection; finding

3

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

7

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

5

bare feet

1

to be worried; to be troubled

3

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

swimming

1

indescribable; having no way to express

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

notice; notification

1

peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

1

how can (one) do something

4

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

to be charmed by

2

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

3

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

to be popular

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

3

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

4

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

2

contact; contact lens

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

4

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

4

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1