jpdb beta

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

3

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

14

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

3

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

11

vermilion; scarlet

2

to dye; to colour; to color

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

3

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

7

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

10

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

cheek

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

from now on; hereafter

3

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

7

declaration; proclamation; announcement

8

comfort

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

2

and then; after that

15

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper

5

set of tools (implements); kit; outfit

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

6

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

28

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

2

table

13

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

face-to-face

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

30

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

20

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

4

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

10

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

such ... as; or some such

10

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

2

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

3

because; as; since

6

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

6

point in time; occasion

3

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2