jpdb beta

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

5

might as well

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

sender

5

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

4

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

2

error; mistake; slip; bug

2

even if; even though; if

1

black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

6

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

1

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

1

advantage

1

unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

3

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

4

jokingly; in the form of a joke

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter

1

crystallization

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

8

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

4

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

2

report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

2

looking depressed; long face

1

tremor; fluctuation

1

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

duty; obligation

1

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

2

going together

1

race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

3

I beg your pardon

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master

2

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

to entertain; to make welcome

1

privileged class

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

7

mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

3

envelope

2

(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1