jpdb beta

question; query

4

to shake one's head

6

small talk; chat; gossip

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

5

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

4

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

gunpowder; powder

1

fuse

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

3

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

2

(a) few; some; several

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

5

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

4

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

by all means; by all costs

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

5

sea level; (surface of) sea

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

4

Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san

1

World War III; Third World War

1

to occur; to happen

4

who

15

Saturday

3

in front of a station

3

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

17

water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

1

to cling to; to embrace

2

until now; so far; up to the present

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

20

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

2

Let me see

3

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

2

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

10

to fade; to become dim

2

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

7

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

self; the ego

1

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

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

3

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

3

contest

2