jpdb beta

paradox

1

to think of; to come up with

3

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

2

high dimension; higher dimensions

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

mechanism

1

already; time flies

1

to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)

1

fundamental human rights

1

the touch of; feel of; texture

2

violence; violent

1

association; society; organization; organisation

1

fundamental idea; basic concept

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

common person; foolish commoner

2

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

2

president; chairman

2

windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment

1

throughput; processing power

1

emotional instability

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

2

sofa; couch

1

contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness

1

strange; rare; novel; curious

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

1

disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

1

immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous

1

monarchical system

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

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

6

to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

1

right behind

1

to be greedy; to covet

1

bearded

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

1

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

1

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

2

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

2

and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

1

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

4

intellectual

1

actual profit; practical use; benefit

2

what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)

1