jpdb beta

appeasement; placation; propitiation

1

fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement

3

water vapour; water vapor; steam

1

pure white; snow white

1

circle; ring

8

(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic

7

healthy; robust

6

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

L size; large size

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

6

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

6

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

10

to be too short

4

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

3

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

5

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1

core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)

2

horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region

1

poisoning someone

1

a person without a single relative

4

to keep walking

11

cookware; cooking utensil

12

depravity; corruption; degradation

4

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

1

(plain) hot water; boiled water

7

serious; severe; grave; acute

5

theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest

1

to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)

3

new development; new discovery

1

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

4

to sell at a high price

19

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

2

unqualified; without qualifications

3

waterproofing; making watertight

2

to be stiff; to be starchy

1

plump; somewhat large

1

pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll

1

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

2

waterproof cloth

5

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

rain and wind; driving rain; the elements

4

(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)

5

stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)

6

contribution; donation

9