jpdb beta

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

social unrest; public anxiety

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

1

other than; excluding; without

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

information exchange

1

intruder

1

gist; main point

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

2

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

4

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

4

rarely; seldom

2

foreign country

1

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

3

here; with this

1

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

1

pedestrian traffic

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

quietly; slowly; gracefully

1

sorry; excuse me

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

5

to drag in; to pull in

3

gesture; charades (game)

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

3

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

3

moment; instant

3

intermittent

1

cohesion; adhesion

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

3

to attract interest; to get attention to appeal

2

safety zone; traffic island

1

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

5

walking sound; footsteps

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

judgment; judgement; discernment

2

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

to be reliable

4

original intention; initial resolution

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

dust; one ten-billionth

3

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

two copies

2

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1