jpdb beta

sense of stability

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established reputation

1

to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

3

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

3

tonight; this evening

4

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

3

polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement

1

four thousand; 4,000

1

in one's own way or style

2

worthwhile reading; substantial reading

1

amount; quantity; measuring; weighing

1

outline; summary; argument

3

spicy

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

4

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

2

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

1

end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

1

subtitle; subheading

2

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

1

wholesale supermarket

1

cheap article; poor-quality article

2

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

1

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

1

to triumph; to be elated with success

1

thumb; big toe

2

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

2

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

1

to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

1

mystery

1

title (of a work)

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

experience

1

number of views (videos, etc.); view count

1

an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

1

hand used like a sword in striking

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

2

cuttlefish; squid

1

to be found

3

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

stupid; silly

1

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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after lunch

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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