jpdb beta

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

3

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

cerebrum

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

2

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

4

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

5

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

3

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

4

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

10

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

5

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

2

heart; guts; nerve; central part

3

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

6

third day of the month; three days

2

stage; performance

1

counter for people

5

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

2

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

3

borrowed thing

1

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

4

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

7

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

3

Cinderella

1

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

back of head

3

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times

1

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

3

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

3

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

3

infinity

1

vitality; energy; dynamism

3

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

2

innumerable changes; infinite variety

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

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