jpdb beta

how many pieces

2

in succession; one after another

2

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon

1

seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

1

mule

1

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

3

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

2

divine love; agape

2

to blow through; to blow across

6

to quarrel; to dispute

1

to be twisted

1

to peel off; to come off; to flake off

1

extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

8

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

to wash clean; to cleanse

2

protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

1

heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast

5

to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear

4

thus; in this way

5

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

3

horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

3

detection

2

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

4

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

2

to make public

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

2

to invite in; to show someone in

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

6

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

3

entreaty; appeal; petition

5

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

2

paperwork

1

overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)

1

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

1

(written) petition

2

natural virtue; personal virtue

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

2

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

3

peace preservation; security; safety

2

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

4

vision of the future

2

packing tape

4

small insect; midge; vermicule

2

slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

2

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

4