jpdb beta

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

2

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

6

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

4

efficiency

2

striking; remarkable; considerable

2

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

2

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

6

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

4

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

25

naked body; nudity

2

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

sexual desire; sex drive; lust

4

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

6

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

3

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

2

in proportion to; just as much as

2

betrayal; infidelity

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

should not; must not

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

8

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

4

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

2

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

senior high school; high school

3

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

7

rank; standing

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

excessive; immoderate

3

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

15

taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening

1

around the clock; day and night

1

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

1

to scan; to look over

6

to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

1

lack of sleep; sleep deprivation

1