jpdb beta

coarse; rough

2

to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

1

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

envelope

4

to leave one's seat

2

Egypt

2

hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character

3

leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

6

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

1

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

2

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

2

to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing

1

state; country; nation

9

all the papers (documents) relating to a case; dossier

1

paper holder; paper clip

9

pen holder; desk tidy

1

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

1

unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

1

spirit of self-denial

1

integrity; uprightness

2

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

2

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

simple; brief

1

thrift; economy; frugality

3

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain

3

irrigation

4

under one's jurisdiction

1

insubstantial; pointless

1

exemplification; good example; case in point

1

a long time ago; long before now

1

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

1

consumption; expenditure; spending

3

production; manufacture

4

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

8

to make a living

1

string instrument; stringed instrument

1

naming; christening

1

ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving

8

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study

3

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

special committee; ad hoc committee

2

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

15

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

15

welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

5