jpdb beta

allegory; fable; parable

6

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

9

to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

14

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

14

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

4

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

2

trivial; trifling

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

ten (long cylindrical things)

2

to count; to enumerate

5

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

6

toe

1

bundle; sheaf

2

half-dozen; half-a-dozen

1

thumbnail

1

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

3

quicksand

3

inundation; submersion; flood

1

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

16

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

3

guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

4

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

3

please do (something)

4

three times

2

if necessary

2

please ...

8

very small; tiny

8

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

5

German person

1

Germany

1

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

1

state; country; nation

9

internal; domestic

2

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

2

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

3

to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

3

economising; saving

3

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict

1

principle

1