jpdb beta

glacier

1

yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman

4

figurative expression; metaphorical expression

1

no way; that can't be true; nonsense!

1

Italy

74

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

11

stupid idiot; fool; moron

4

too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

11

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

7

blackish; darkish; dark; dusky

1

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

1

to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

2

to feel as though ...

2

obscure; vague; ambiguous

3

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

4

whispered conversation; whispering

1

favour; favor

3

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

3

action committee; executive committee

1

discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

2

estimate (of costs); budget

4

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

10

financial support; funding; support fund; subvention

1

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

7

first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1

1

nth district of a town; nth city block

1

order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done

1

second (in a series)

1

prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

2

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

8

radiant smile; contented smile

7

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

3

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away

5

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

1

desire to protect

1

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

2

tiny; little; wee

16

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

3

providing information; provision of information; information provision

1

vanishing like mist

6

hybrid

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment

1

this much; this amount

1

act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct

8

they; those guys

4