jpdb beta

bitter

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

5

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

to move forward; to move on

5

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

immediately; at once; instantly

2

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

to perform a play

1

to be (doing)

11

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

3

brains; brain tissue

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

instinct

2

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

to escape; to run away

8

for this reason

3

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

7

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

3

different thing; another question; different case

2

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

2

as if it weren't already enough

1

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

3

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

4

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

6

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

1

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

losing one's job

1

time around sunset; early evening

2

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

3

bay; gulf; inlet

2

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

3

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

1

unrelated

2

to take out; to drag out

1

to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

2

that is; namely; i.e.

2

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

1

to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

2

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

3

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2