jpdb beta

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

4

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

reduction by half; halving

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

slaughter; massacre

2

end; conclusion

1

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

myself

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

2

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

2

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

1

to realize; to realise

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

cohesion; adhesion

1

narcissist

5

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

date and time

1

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

2

the very best; excellent; superb

1

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

1

escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition

2

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

2

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

10

one's own work; making by oneself

1

chess

2

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

ouch!

1

bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

finger; toe; digit

2

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

1