jpdb beta

appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

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gossip; corner of the mouth

2

cephalopod

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

racecourse; race track

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

great man; hero; master mind

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

2

easily

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

profit; earnings

1

skilled manager; resourceful general

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

to grumble; to complain

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

4

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

gallop (horse gait)

2

to run away; to run off

1

easy money

3

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

Hans; Hanns; Hance

1

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

2

hoe

1

nephew

1

superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)

1

set; suit

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

2

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

4

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)

1

overwhelming

2

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

2

failure; rejection; rupture

1

strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence

2

to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

2

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

2

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

2

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)

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