jpdb beta

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

development; growth

1

few days

3

advocacy of war

2

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

3

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

first day; opening day

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

to sit on a seat

1

prediction; estimation

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

not worth considering; out of the question

2

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

1

to rely on

1

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

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

4

in the same way as; just like

1

out of place artifact; OOPArt

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

32

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

14

radius

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

armed forces; military; troops

1

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

to shrug one's shoulders

1

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

4

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

3

to stay (at); to stop (at)

1

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

5

university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

1

ten years; decade

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

5

100; hundred

2

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

1

several hundreds

1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

6

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

1

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

1