jpdb beta

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

certain; sure; no doubt

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

6

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

both sides

3

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

13

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

10

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

4

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

4

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

excuse; pretext

2

at a glance; by accident

1

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

9

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

4

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

9

to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

18

immediate reply

2

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

1

(written) contract; agreement

2

nimbly; lightly

2

document; papers

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim

1

blue

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

7

writing paper; stationery; notepaper

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

2

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

11

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

lending; loaning

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

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

8

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

2

dealing with; coping with

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

8

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

3

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

2

don't you think?; indicates question

3

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

6

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

2

to burn; to get fired up

3