jpdb beta

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

2

original (text)

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

1

attic; garret; loft

1

brown bread; rye bread

1

compensation; amends; redeeming feature

1

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth

2

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

5

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

2

drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

1

event; function

2

in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

1

maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

5

side; beside; feature of a sword blade

1

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

2

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

1

to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others

2

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

3

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

Shana

14

birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

1

taking no notice of; paying no attention to

1

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

3

curious; strange; unusual

5

hysteria

1

commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket

2

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

2

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

6

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler

1

to conceal; to hide

4

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

constrained; uncomfortable; awkward

1

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

4

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

passenger plane

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