jpdb beta

to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

preface; introduction; preamble

1

apologetic

2

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

1

plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

2

good night

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

2

lately; recently; nowadays

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

defense; defence

1

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

early morning

2

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

16

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

3

tone

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

guess; conjecture

1

washroom; bathroom

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

10

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

4

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

4

where?; anywhere

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

according to (someone)

2

dislocation

1

chaps; skin fissure

1

elbow

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

5

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

psychological; mental

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

3

cause; origin; source

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

2

learning ability

1

dealing with; coping with

5

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2