jpdb beta

silence; stillness; quietness

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

4

trace; vestige; evidence

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

5

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

2

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

4

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

3

apparently; appears to be

1

to unsheathe

1

driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)

1

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

2

scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)

1

challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

6

war; battle; match; game; competition

3

name; title

4

nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name

2

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

2

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

1

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

2

to gaze long at

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

2

comparatively; relatively

3

(something) one does not really mean; insincere

1

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

2

exhaled air; exhalation; expiration

3

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

2

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

reply; answer

1

observing eye

1

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

5

I; we

6

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

5

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

2

easy to imagine

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

though one didn't intend (expect) to

1

stomach ache; abdominal pain

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

to swell up

1

drying; dryness

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

5