jpdb beta

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied

1

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

3

to settle (a dispute)

1

won't you

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

predation; eating prey; preying upon

2

beast; brute; animal

2

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

5

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

7

(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

22

to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

un-; non-

4

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

4

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

2

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

8

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

3

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

2

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

3

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

2

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to let someone say

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

4

rating; ranking; grading; classification

1

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

4

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

cake

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming

1

a quarrel; argument

1

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

2

to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

4

try to be; want to be

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

beloved; dearest

1

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

83

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

4

thorny path

1

central pillar of a pagoda

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

6