jpdb beta

disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

1

immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous

1

monarchical system

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

1

right behind; just behind; directly behind

1

to be greedy; to covet

1

bearded

1

coating (esp. lacquering)

1

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

1

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner

2

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

2

and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

1

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

4

intellectual

1

actual profit; practical use; benefit

2

what can you say?; what (more) can I say?; what more is there to say?; what's left to say?

1

resignation; giving up the game for lost

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle

1

stepladder; steps

1

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

2

bronze color; copper color

1

waist band; girdle; sash

2

prize; trophy

2

batting first

1

taking the field first; batting second

1

sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign

2

formal

1

numerous; frequent

1

losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

1

designer

1

tactics

1

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

1

huge breasts; huge boobs

1

shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints

1

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

1

(taking) a bath

1

rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)

1

recollection; calling to mind

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

6

to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe

1

early-morning attack

1

standard-bearer; flag-bearer

4

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure

2