jpdb beta

realistic; pragmatic

2

home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

1

objective

1

existence; being

27

fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary

3

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

3

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

4

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

5

same; similar; (just) like; equal

6

that; the matter in question

4

doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)

1

to become better; to improve

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

3

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

2

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

2

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

to tear; to rip

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

7

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

exceptional

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

2

appointment

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

4

aha!; yes sir

1

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

3

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

3

first thing in the morning

1

to meet; to greet

9

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

2

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

3

projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

8

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

12

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

3

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

2

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

1

there is nothing

4