jpdb beta

quotation; citation; reference

8

consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis

3

that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

4

Holocaust; Shoah

1

industrial arts; craft

1

doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

3

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

2

to keep in mind; to memorize

3

calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

12

shogi; Japanese chess

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

5

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

2

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

1

oneself; myself

29

to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

2

literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

5

column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box

4

to speak ill of; to disparage

2

severe; fierce; stern

2

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

1

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

1

writing; authoring

5

otherwise; if not; or else

10

calculating

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

3

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

5

reference; allusion

5

explanatory; expository; elucidatory

1

original text

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

3

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

8

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

2

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

2

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

5

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

1

soul; spirit

1

passions; sexual desire; lust

2

Platon; Plato

2

Mel Tormé

1

Bing Crosby

1

debate; discussion

2

sense of humor; sense of humour

1

phantom; vision; illusion

9