jpdb beta

one (thin, flat object); one sheet

10

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

rule; regulation

1

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

3

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

compared to

1

prickling; stinging; tingling

2

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)

4

single word; a few words; brief comment

8

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

1

to frown; to squint

2

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

brains; brain tissue

1

to come into being; to be born

1

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

3

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

3

excellent; very good; exultant; elated

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare

1

to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

1

had better; is advisable

1

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

5

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

4

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

talent; ability

7

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to)

1

hey!; hey!

1