jpdb beta

whatever

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

4

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

pachinko ball

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

4

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

the opposite sex; isomerism

3

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

3

to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying

2

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

3

nineteen; 19

2

article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

2

clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)

1

society; public; community; social studies

2

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

2

legislation; development of laws

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

2

modernization; modernisation

1

law; legislation; act

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

6

menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule

1

light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder

1

faltering; hesitation

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

5

proviso

1

but; however; provided that

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

5

not; does not exist

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

1

magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring

1

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

1

what is it?

1

's house; 's home

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

way; method; means

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

2

gain; profit

1