jpdb beta

increase and decrease; fluctuation

1

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

46

transmission of a sonar pulse; pinging

46

sonar

1

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

2

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

1

based on; built on; made from

1

detection

3

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

1

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

1

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

1

to glance at; to glimpse

1

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

sudoku

1

without sparing time for sleep

1

dash; rush

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

2

post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly

1

later on; eventually; afterwards

2

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

professor; teaching; instruction

2

already proved

1

progress; advance; making (good) progress

1

real time processing

1

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

4

to narrow down the range

2

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

observation results

3

future; possible; potential; prospective

2

semi-automatic

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

to assist; to help out

2

to lend (e.g. money)

1

inner heart

1

safe; vault; storage cabinet

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

2

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

buoyancy; floating power

2

treasure

1

stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)

2

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

1

serow; wild goat

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

3