jpdb beta

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

6

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

2

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

2

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

unification; integration

2

room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)

19

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

rather than (do ...)

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

open; frank; liberal; open-minded

1

to plant; to insert

1

several tens

1

hundreds

1

yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

final stage; terminal stage

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

systematic; regular; routine

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

2

naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

1

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

to bring up under one's personal care

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

empty; vacant; hollow

3

emptiness; vacuum; blank

1

to be fated to; be linked by fate

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

4

inductive; inducible

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

last days; the end; one's fate

2

word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase

1

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

1

hemming; bordering

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

beginning; start

2

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

1

that is to say; so that means

1

to treat someone; to entertain someone

1

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

1

no one at all; no one, who he or she may be

2

to follow; to conform; to apply to

1

countdown

2

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

2

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

3