jpdb beta

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

3

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

2

to anticipate; to foresee

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

long time; many years

1

to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team

1

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

3

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

4

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

2

to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

5

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

lead (Pb)

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

even; but; however

2

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

plainly; clearly; vividly

1

to not believe one's ears

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

2

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)

4

another thing; exception; special case

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

2

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

2

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

1

Asa

7

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

writing (e.g. as a profession)

3