jpdb beta

griffon; gryphon

1

body; physique; build; stature

2

silver (color, colour)

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

3

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

subleader; assistant leader

5

shining

1

Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)

1

Gingetsu

3

to glare at each other; to confront each other

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

Harvey; Hervey

1

unprecedented; never seen before

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

2

mulberry (colour); dark purple

1

liquid

3

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

2

staying up all night

1

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

3

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

5

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

5

manufacture; production

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

just because; even if; even though

2

an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

1

to take time

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

trial and error

1

endless; boundless; everlasting

2

waste matter; waste; garbage; trash

2

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

distant place; faraway location; far away

1

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

1

precious; valuable

2

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

creativity; ingenuity

1

talent; ability

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

1

very bottom; rock bottom

1