jpdb beta

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

punishment; penalty

5

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

2

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

3

(power of) imagination

3

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

to grow up; to become an adult

4

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

5

to escape

2

self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment

2

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

grim face; angry look

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

4

please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)

1

encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

1

something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig

1

to discuss; to talk together

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

3

even though; despite; when

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

1

to weep one's eyes out

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

to collide; to clash

1

cares; ill feeling; reserve

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

to age; to grow old

1

to move forward; to move on

1

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

1

new product

1

selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1