jpdb beta

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

2

torturing to death; tormenting to death

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

4

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

4

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

6

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

5

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

7

well; now; then

7

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

5

all-out attack; general offensive

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

9

private secretary

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

12

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

10

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

4

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

4

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

10

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

4

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

9

beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape

1

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

2

conditional; qualified; with conditions attached

1

or; otherwise

1

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

68

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

5

two

4

huge; gigantic; enormous

7

influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

4

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

4

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

11

intimacy; friendship

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

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

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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