jpdb beta

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

9

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

3

favorite; favourite; pet

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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acquaintance

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

4

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

6

allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers

1

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

2

all over; all over the place; everywhere

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

4

to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out

5

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

1

to hold one's breath

2

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

2

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

a short time ago; a while ago; for some time

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

2

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

2

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

2

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

1

doze; nap; snooze

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

deep emotion; strong feelings

5

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

3

calm (of mind); at ease

2

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

8

ideal; ideals

3

dream; vision; reverie

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

3

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

5

to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1