jpdb beta

trial run; test run

6

puddle of blood; pool of blood

4

to be affected; to put on airs; to pose

2

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

10

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

2

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

4

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

tuition fee; course fee

2

of all people

3

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

2

natural; intrinsic; from birth

1

weakest

8

gross; disgusting

1

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

2

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

2

one's remaining years; the rest of one's life

1

to grasp; to get

3

aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite

2

roadside

2

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

22

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

1

(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

3

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

3

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

2

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

12

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

6

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

11

altogether; entirely

3

to boast; to brag

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

4

to gain fame; to make one's name

11

tide; current; tendency; trend

7

firmly rooted; deep-seated

3

hierarchy

1

to look down on; to condescend

7

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

17

full impact; packing a punch

5

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

5

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

5

losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

6

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

3

short way; shortcut

5

hindrance; intrusion

2

companion; company; tritagonist

4

indicates emphasis

2