jpdb beta

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

3

enshrinement

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

presence (impressive quality)

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours

3

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to come back

5

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

acute ear; good ear

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

strict order; peremptory command

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

excuse; pretext

1

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

somehow; for some reason (or other)

1

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into

2

unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

bathroom

1

just before

3

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

déjà vu

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

3

cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

tough measure; firm step; strong measure

1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

age thirty; one's thirties

1

common saying; everyday talk; common parlance

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

2

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

discretion; judgement

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1