jpdb beta

small; compact

1

rarely; seldom

4

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

2

dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

1

behind one's back

1

to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

3

hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)

3

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

new student

1

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

4

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

6

society; the world; the times

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

5

how (can); by what means

6

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

18

cause; origin; source

5

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

16

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

12

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

4

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

clear; bright; sunny

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

to grasp tightly

2

settlement; solution; resolution

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

10

farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists

2

sailor; seaman; mariner

3

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

2

demand; need; demand

2

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

wind pressure

1

sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

1

sail

2

automobile; car

6

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

13

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

wooden; made of wood

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

made of iron

1

tornado

2

lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

straight line

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

3