jpdb beta

hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

7

slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

4

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

1

putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating

3

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

3

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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fiction; fabrication; concoction

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many thousands

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

1

little by little; bit by bit

2

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

1

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

temporary; transitory; short-lived

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

3

human face

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

5

if it's the case

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

5

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

3

instant; moment; for an instant

1

access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)

1

coherence; order; focus; point

1

spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

2

summary site; aggregation site; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

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