jpdb beta

day after day; day by day

1

corner; nook; recess

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

2

grinning; smirking

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

4

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

4

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

11

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

4

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

southern part; the south (of a region)

1

national border; provincial border

4

along

1

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

2

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

2

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

2

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

8

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

4

backup

3

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

6

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

3

stock certificate

1

money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)

1

speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

9

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

4

birthday

1

living; lifestyle; living room

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

writing side by side

1

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

4

to jar; to creak; to grate

4

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

3

section of village

2

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

2