jpdb beta

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

sigh

2

(coming through) loud and clear

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

4

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

development; exploitation

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

7

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

5

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

3

chief; main; principal; major

2

urban transport; urban transit

1

means; way; measure

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

human bones

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

to send in

2

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

1

diverse arguments arising in great numbers

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

7

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

2

residence; abode; dwelling

2

electronic sound

3

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

airtight

1

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

2

pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari

2

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

3

filthy water; sewage

4

distillation

3

last resort

3

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

1

speaking of ...; as for ...

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

3

a few hours

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

9

economising; saving

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

to stop walking; to pause

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

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