jpdb beta

rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work

1

short play; skit

1

round dance; dancing in a circle

2

together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

1

to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

3

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

3

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

1

generally; in general

1

charred; burnt black; scorched black

6

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

embers; cinders; burnt residue; combustion residue

2

trace; vestige; evidence

1

to grow old

2

old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder

3

colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread

2

ant

7

business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise

5

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

boisterously (laughing)

1

shock; tremor; impact; vibration

7

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

2

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

3

to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

2

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

2

to make sense; to be meaningful

2

house; building

8

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

3

disgrace; shame; insult

2

wear; abrasion

2

rail yard; railway yard

1

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

4

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

1

sphere of influence

3

early post war period; immediately after the war

1

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

5

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

4

lack of experience

2

travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

2

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

3

to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill

2

troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

5

devoted; self-sacrificing

3

pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment

3

bomber

5

recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute

1

sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples

2

specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample

1