jpdb beta

desk; copy editor

1

impatience

3

plate; dish

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

2

Loni (India)

2

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

2

father

2

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

2

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

4

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

mother; wife

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

3

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

1

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

1

Take it!; Take that!

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

meaning; called; said

1

stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

journal; magazine; periodical

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

3

in spite of; regardless of

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

4

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

3

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

please

1

welcome home

4

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

2