jpdb beta

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

5

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

coverage of an exam; what an exam covers

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

2

edict; public announcement

1

recent years

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

contents; content

3

relation; connection; relevance

1

ten percent

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

2

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

to feel inferior; to feel small

1

without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

1

evening sun; setting sun

1

to turn one's back to

1

to rely on

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

straight line

1

TV series; television series

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

careful reading; close reading; intensive reading

1

worthy of special mention

1

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

1

to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

mouse pad; mouse mat

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

5

immediate reply

2

birthday present

1

child

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

2

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

1

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

1

tee-hee

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

1

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

1