jpdb beta

difference; disparity; gap

2

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

3

to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off

2

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

2

to offer a cup (of sake)

2

bang; boom; crack

2

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

2

even

2

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

1

of course; certainly; naturally

3

otherwise; or else; if not

1

sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive

1

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

1

toxic substance in lead; lead poisoning

3

protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

2

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered

1

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

2

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

4

trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd

1

night sky

1

boarding house; residence hall; dormitory

1

one win; one victory

1

being lost for words

2

jack of all trades, master of none

4

projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

2

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

3

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

5

unarmed; without weapons

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

4

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

1

to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

1

smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth

1

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

2

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

for a second time

2

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

2

near; nearby; not far off

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

any one; any; whichever

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

2

series of battles; successive battles

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

2

show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

1