jpdb beta

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

2

based on; on the basis of

2

large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

1

high quality

2

mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

4

very likely; very probable

3

guard; watchman

2

apt remark; wise saying

1

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

7

to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

12

stirring; slight movement

10

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

3

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

11

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

2

to withstand; to be able to endure

1

armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

4

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

3

incorrigible; dogged

5

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

to go into the minutest details

1

memory; ability to remember

5

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

8

key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

7

mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance

1

sudden change; upheaval

4

crime; offence; offense

1

instigation; incitement

1

ambition; aspiration

3

apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate

1

intervention

4

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

practical; realistic; pragmatic

4

to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

5

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

2

loot; plunder; booty

1

to hold an opinion

1

well-cooked; well-done; browned

3

complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim

6

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

4

uniformity; equality

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

7

to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

5

grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed

3

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

4

suspicious

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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