jpdb beta

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

2

exactly opposite (of)

2

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

2

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

2

anti-; hater

1

sudden change; complete change

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

2

they

3

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

4

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

muddy water; red-light district

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

4

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

1

title

2

barn; road; bang; bam

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

2

second term; second stage

1

to be smashed up

1

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

to fly in the air

2

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

angel

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

penetration; permeation; transmission

1

effect

1

character leitmotif; character theme song

1

why; how

2

one machine; one aircraft; one life

1

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

to raise (one's voice)

3

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

1

saviour; savior; messiah

1

world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

1

battle

1

original story; original version; this volume

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

to make known

1

foolishly; stupidly

1

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

3

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

3