jpdb beta

technical skill; ability; capacity

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

thread; yarn; string

5

reel; spinner

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

1

resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

to be completely still

1

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

2

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

pocket watch

2

to take out; to drag out

1

forty; 40

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

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

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to close; to shut

1

unfortunately

2

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

4

to be thrilled; to be excited

1

occurrence; happening; incident; event

1

minutes (period of)

1

on countless occasions; many a time

1

only; merely; but; no more than

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

gray or silver haired (grey)

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

cuff; armhole

1

to twine around

2

our country; our land; one's own country

2

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

1