jpdb beta

second day of the month; two days

1

lottery; tombola; drawing

1

recently; lately; these days

1

to return; to come back

4

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

12

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

4

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

1

love; affection

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

one hour

2

nap; doze

1

the whole day; all the day

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

3

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

7

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

irresolute; hesitant

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

4

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

3

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

3

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

satisfactory; decent

2

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

4

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

seasoning; flavour; flavor

2

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

New Year's party

4

abstention; nonparticipation

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

1

next year

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

6

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

5

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1