jpdb beta

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

1

each; respectively

4

philosophy

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

26

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

3

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

4

zebra

1

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

6

variation

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

2

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

2

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

11

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

2

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

2

intelligent design (theory that life or the universe must have been designed by an intelligent being)

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property

1

Flying Spaghetti Monster (deity of a parody religion devised to protest Intelligent Design)

1

-ism (religion)

1

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

to laugh scornfully

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

6

to get on; to climb on

2

neutrality

2

democracy

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

auction

6

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

2

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

3

meow; miaow

4

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

5

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

2

darkness

1

within ...; inside ...

2

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

1