jpdb beta

small build; small stature

1

feel sick; feel unwell

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

4

devious; cunning; sly; crafty

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

3

absence; disregard; indifference

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

7

honorable post; honourable post

1

upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

1

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

3

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

1

military family; warrior class

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

5

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

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

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

11

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

8

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

8

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

4

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

purse; handbag; wallet

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

2