jpdb beta

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

4

change; alteration; modification

3

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

ability; faculty

4

precisely because

3

absolute

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

street corner

1

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

1

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

2

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

3

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

frankly speaking

1

exception

4

fighting strength

1

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

1

lamp; light

2

power balance; balance of power

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

2

value; worth; merit

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

3

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

2

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

2

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

1

matchless; unequalled; unequaled

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

the next era

2

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

4

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1

intelligence

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

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

2

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

2

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2