jpdb beta

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

6

fibre; fiber; textile

2

to make a serious effort

1

sensation; feeling

1

possible; likely; probable

3

correct answer

1

wicked; evil

1

divorce; dissolution of adoption

1

intelligence; intellect; brains

2

self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

1

second-rate; inferior

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

lecture

2

post-natal; since birth

1

exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

1

to not believe one's ears

1

to hand over; to turn over; to cede

1

even assuming that ...; even granted that ...

1

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

2

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

2

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

1

desire for vengeance

1

conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

3

clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)

1

to torment; to harass; to tease

2

vitality; energy; dynamism

1

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

5

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

2

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

3

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

cube

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

6

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

3

to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter

1

simple; plain

1

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

5

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

feeler; tentacle

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

5

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

elevator

1

to get accustomed to using

1

vexing; irritating; impatient

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

both sides

1

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

3