jpdb beta

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

3

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

protection

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

4

triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

2

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

5

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

1

phenomenon

6

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

4

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to throw back

4

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

2

flickering; blinking

1

heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

2

to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

calming down; quieting down

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

casualties; killed and wounded; human damage

2

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

9

another dimension; different level; whole other level

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

1

operation; calculation

4

datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

3

prediction; estimation

6

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

4

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

3

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

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

3

great success; huge success

1

pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1