jpdb beta

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

millstone; mortar

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

6

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

perfectly round; perfectly circular

3

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

2

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

1

to catch

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

uproar; disturbance

2

huge; big; gargantuan

3

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

2

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

1

from here; from this place

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

poor talker

1

that sort of; like that

2

each; every

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

even if I told you

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

body

2

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

2

bodyguard; escort

6

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1