jpdb beta

killing time; staving off boredom

2

to knit one's brows; to frown

1

trial and error

1

afternoon; p.m.

2

eight o'clock

2

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

2

gaudy; showy; garish; loud

1

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

3

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

2

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

2

silently; in silence

2

to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch

2

to cross swords (with)

2

to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

3

regret; repentance

2

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

2

moonlight; moonbeam

4

to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure

1

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

2

to grasp; to get

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

4

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

3

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

check-in

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

3

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

3

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

2

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

2

to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

6

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

2

behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct

1

unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim

1

straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut

2

imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding

2

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

2

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

2

correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

8

escape; getaway; evasion

2

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

1

point in question (at issue)

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

2

extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

3