jpdb beta

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

request; entreaty

1

simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

sick person; patient; invalid

3

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

high level

4

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

2

sure punishment or reward

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)

25

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

7

exactly as stated; verbatim

3

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

4

to jostle; to push

2

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

2

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

to peek; to peep

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

8

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

3

while; even though; despite

1

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

1

watching while standing (e.g. a play)

1

stir; commotion; noise

3

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

7

clapping hands; applause

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

quickly; calmly; intently

1

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

1

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

1

long time; many years

1

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

1