jpdb beta

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

3

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

government official

1

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment

1

to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

2

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

to have the nerve to

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

12

to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon

2

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

10

comma; decimal point; radix point

1

two; 2

7

first meeting; first interview with

2

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

4

setting a bad example to others

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

2

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

petty official

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

3

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

4

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

7

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

3

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

to put one's strength into

3

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

3

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

6

security posture; security readiness; security preparedness

5

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain

2

reason; right

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

to shake off

2

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

7

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

6

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

4