jpdb beta

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

2

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

middle

1

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

2

sophistry; sophism

1

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

theory

2

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

2

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

3

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

Rome was not built in a day

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

3

radio

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

3

degree of difficulty

1

composition; constitution

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

1

shameless; infamous; disgraceful

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

shortcut

1

artistic

2

writer; novelist

1

former (incumbent); predecessor

2

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught

1

private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

spring

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

2

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

2

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

2

background music; BGM

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

4

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

2

thought; idea; conception

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

3

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

mike; mic; microphone

4

predecessor

2

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

1

perfectly round; perfectly circular

1

to be antique-looking

1

intro; introduction

3