jpdb beta

to compare

1

(body) weight

3

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

to build up a hypothesis

1

Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

5

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

3

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

dispute; resistance

2

nuance

1

easy to make; easy to do

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

in one's hands; in one's control

1

someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

4

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

for example

3

to rely on

1

first impression

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

3

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

about this time

3

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

3

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

sense of reality

2

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

2

it is I who should say so

1

outdoors; outside

2

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

6

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

3

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

2

baseball cap

3

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

3

over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

1

purple; violet

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

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

1

loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)

1

trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt

1

size

1

light brown; tawny

1

shorts

2