jpdb beta

technique; method

1

to be comprehensible

2

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

1

even if; even though; if

1

replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

2

material (data) for one's research; research material

1

limited; limiting; restrictive

1

earthquake

1

to transcribe; to copy

2

point(s) for improvement

2

dream; vision; reverie

1

first step

1

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

plan; blueprint

2

high efficiency; high performance

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

2

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

2

depending on; dependent on

1

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

3

trial and error

2

perfect; complete; flawless

1

endurance; persistence

1

irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination

3

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

catalog spec

1

one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear

1

feeble; faint; weak

1

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

how; in what way

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

after staying up all night

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

1

sleepiness; drowsiness

2

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

4

relax

1

eccentric; crank; oddball

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

6

folding one's arms

1

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

2

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1