jpdb beta

to take a breath; to take a short rest

3

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

proportion

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

2

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

explanation; interpretation

1

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

1

fraternity; friendship

1

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

trial and error

1

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

seventh day of the month; seven days

1

having ended; being resolved

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

prediction; estimation

1

one week

1

two weeks; fortnight

1

within; inside of; less than

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

re-examination; reinvestigation

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position

1

malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

2

even if not; even without

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

four ordinal directions; four cardinal principles of the state (propriety, justice, integrity, sense of shame)

1

terrorist

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

to build; to construct

1

uncertain; indefinite

1

to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

1