jpdb beta

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

4

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

taboo; contraindication

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

2

fate; destiny; lot

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

3

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

7

only; merely; but; no more than

3

difference; variation; difference

1

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

1

ash; ashes

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

4

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

3

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

3

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

1

same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

execution

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

faltering; hesitation

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

2

to be eloquent; to have a way with words

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

only once

1

chance; opportunity

2

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

5

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

title; name; degree

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

each other; one another

1

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

3

epic; heroic tale

1