jpdb beta

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

2

hereabouts; around there; that area

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

4

curt; blunt; brusque

3

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

half

8

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

a sound; one sound

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

weak point; weakness

1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

4

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

3

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

5

the same kind; accomplice; partner

2

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

3

reverberation; echo

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

2

to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

3

to leave behind; to misplace; to forget

1

dinner; evening meal

1

to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

2

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

7

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

2

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

instant ramen

2

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

9

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

2

(one's parents') home

3

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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