jpdb beta

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

fin (e.g. of a fish)

6

slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

reason for being; raison d'être

2

sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean

5

joint-locking technique (in judo)

2

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

3

subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines

1

transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital

4

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

3

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

4

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

5

orphanage

4

damn kids; brats

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

4

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

2

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary

1

machine language; machine code

1

low-level language

1

intermediate language; interlanguage

1

high-level language

1

natural language

2

rapid growth

2

congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit

3

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

1

tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful

3

nationalism

2

Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

21

speech; expression; wording; language

6

established practice; custom

2

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

3

adult man

3

to think thoroughly

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)

2

overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)

10

be on your guard; negligence is the enemy

2

to show signs of; to appear

2

width of a road

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

6

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

2

mollusc; mollusk

3

stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting

2

to be main; to be principal; to be important

8

senior; veteran; old-timer

5

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

10

breast; udder

22

cloning technology

1