jpdb beta

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

1

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

2

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

3

newspaper

3

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

bicycle; bike

1

gambling

4

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

6

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

1

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

racing form; racing (news)paper

1

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

7

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

to waste time; to kill time

1

to finish saying

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

3

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

2

invisibility

5

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days

1

large-scale

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

uprising; revolt

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

to concern; to be related

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

7

number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number

1

war; battle; hostilities

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

5

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

2

(war) front

1

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

1