jpdb beta

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

3

up until now; as recently as the present

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

2

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

1

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

2

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

impression given by a painting or image

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

3

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

influence; effect; impact

9

important matter (for discussion)

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

6

family

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

information leak; data breach

1

moderation; standard

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

1

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

3

to harm one's health

1

inquisitiveness

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

3

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

boys and girls

1

10th day of the month; ten days

1

external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma

3

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

28

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

royalty and titled nobility

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

5

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

3

minimum; at the very least

1

itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

3

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1