jpdb beta

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

working consecutive days (without a holiday)

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu

1

application; request; petition

2

sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

to shed blood

1

on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

1

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

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

3

reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to be answerable (for); to take the blame

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

2

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

3

Tokyo

3

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

parent-child relationship

2

interference; intervention; meddling

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

to be conceited

1

the end

3

fisherman

7

health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset

1

to answer; to reply

2

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

3

motto

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

5

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1