jpdb beta

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

superiority; predominance

1

direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim

1

personal connections

1

caste

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

4

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

1

these days; nowadays; recently; lately

1

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

1

deportation; expulsion from the country

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

4

marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony

1

foreign language

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

2

relationship; relation

2

turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification

2

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

3

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

4

everything one does; whatever one does

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

2

to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

1

course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

1

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

girls-only gathering

1

invitation

6

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

2

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

4

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

4

talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

2

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret

1

at least

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1