jpdb beta

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

soundproofing

2

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

2

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

1

here; with this

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

1

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

14

here and there; in places

5

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

several years

2

to be a problem

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

3

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

2

to form a pair; to pair up

2

to concern; to be related

1

measuring; measurement

3

big leakage; uncontained leak

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

5

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

3

is that so?

1

Japan

5

somehow; for some reason or other

1

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

1

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

10

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

3

numerous; many

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

long visit; overstaying

2

to take notes

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

11

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

gloomy

1

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

3

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

2

absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

10

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

2

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

2

another thing; exception; special case

2

relic; remains; memento

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