jpdb beta

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

to cite an example

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

murder case

1

kidnapping; kidnaping

1

occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

4

lottery; tombola; drawing

3

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

2

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

1

pitcher

1

nine times; twisting around many times

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

two out; two down (and one to go)

1

bases loaded

1

home run

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

occurrence; happening; incident; event

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

3

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

2

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

2

concrete example

1

the former; the first

2

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

I; me

23

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

2

battlefield; battleground

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

death; dying; mortality

1

flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)

1

approval; acceptance; toleration

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

1