jpdb beta

digression

3

job title; name of one's position

1

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

4

individual; specimen

1

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)

1

the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king

2

the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)

1

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

2

Incarnation (of Christ)

2

to express (in words); to confess

2

eternal life

1

finite; limited

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

7

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

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

3

a certain ...

5

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

4

irreversible

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

1

puppet; marionette

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

4

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

(words to) that effect

1

don't you think?; indicates question

6

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

6

participant; entrant; player; competitor

2

list; wrist

1

(written) invitation; letter of invitation

9

maid

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

day after day; every day

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

3

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at

1

dry run; rehearsal

2

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

1

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

1

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

6

two weeks; fortnight

3

gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

2