jpdb beta

nature; disposition

1

no-good woman; (female) loser

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

don't you think?; indicates question

6

to burst into laughter

1

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

in; at; for

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

5

doctor

4

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

3

mainly; primarily

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

2

hacking to pieces

1

fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

2

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

2

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

6

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

2

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

3

to quit one's job; to resign

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

3

anthology

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

3

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

never again

3

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

teacup

3

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

2

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

if so; in that case

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

1

bite (in fishing)

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget

2

to straighten oneself

1