jpdb beta

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical

1

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

1

-ish; -like

4

and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

5

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

2

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

2

best friend

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

9

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

8

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

1

whisky; whiskey

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

1

heavy drinker

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

2

cocktail

1

alcohol; sake

2

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

1

way of living; manner of living; lifestyle

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

5

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

rule; regulation

2

morals; morality; ethics

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

proper; right; reasonable

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

2

this year

1