jpdb beta

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

1

to enquire; to inquire; to seek information

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

here and there; in places

1

opinion; point of view

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

6

cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

2

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

5

user; end-user; consumer

2

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

5

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

the best; ideal

1

path; route; itinerary

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

1

do not enter; no entry; wrong way

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

2

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

2

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

7

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

7

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

8

world peace; peace of the world

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

2

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

1

supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

1

deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

1

bloodshed

1

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.)

2

scorched earth

1

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

4

to contribute jointly

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

3

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

7

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

4

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

3

energetic; vigorous

1

immediately following

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

5

whole nation; whole land; whole country

5