jpdb beta

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

diagnosis; medical examination

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

acquaintance

3

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

1

to tower above; to stand out

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

because

1

literature; books (reference); document

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

just because; even if; even though

1

easy; simple; plain

1

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

2

intimate; close

1

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

1

flight; rout; debacle

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

chance meeting

1

miraculous

1

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

3

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

2

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

2

self-deprecating; self-mocking

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

great difference; major mistake

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

3

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

historical fact

2

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude

1

personality-wise; by nature; characteristic

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

3

heyday; golden age

2

difficulty

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

observation; survey; watching

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

2

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1