jpdb beta

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

1

to lose hope

1

parallel; equal; match

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

precocity; early ripening; premature development

3

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

1

age; years

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

5

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

1

to survive; to live long

2

break in the deadlock

2

father

2

taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

place; room; margin; scope

2

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

to contract (a disease); to suffer from

1

attack (disease)

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

2

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

imprinting; stenciling

1

regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

edge of town; outskirts of a village

1

indescribable

1

ringing; throbbing violently

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

as we know

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

3

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

2

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

1

chain; chains

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2