jpdb beta

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

1

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

16

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

3

proposal; motion; recommendation

4

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

3

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

3

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

to make a breakthrough; to break ground

1

brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)

1

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

4

prickling; stinging; tingling

4

abstract

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

7

live music or performance

1

guitar

1

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

1

musical instrument

1

air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)

1

musical performance

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

3

minced meat; ground meat

1

main force; chief object; mainline

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

1

triple

1

headache

4

at least

4

opinion; point of view

3

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

7

radio drama

7

worthy of; worth doing; worth having

1

double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

18

proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

2

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

revenge

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties

1

labor saving; reduction of labor

1

light-emitting diode; LED

1

older brother

6

adoration; admiration; devotion

3

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

4