jpdb beta

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

4

less than; under; below

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

5

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

acting; performance

12

passing mark

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

3

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

4

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

8

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

4

16; sixteen

2

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

4

bank; coast; shore

3

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

3

opposite bank; farther shore

3

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

5

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

1

how; in what way; by what means

10

to increase; to multiply

5

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)

2

chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession

1

leather belt

2

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

3

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

5

jest; joke; funny story

11

to set aside

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

6

loss; forfeit

1

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

1

to be purplish; to be tinged purple

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

5

exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

2

feel good (pleasant)

2

exception

2

degenerate; pervert; deviant

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

waterproofing; making watertight

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

6

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

to re-examine; to review; to recheck

1