jpdb beta

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

8

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

4

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

1

even though; despite; when

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

4

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

like that; that way

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

2

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

4

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

the right person in the right place

1

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

2

proposal; proposition; suggestion

3

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship

4

live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

8

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

6

sly; cunning; crafty

1

two sly characters outfoxing each other; (lit.) a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

2

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

gambling; competition; game (of chance)

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

1

elect (select) few

2

organization; organisation; forming

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

3

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

to have an interest (in)

3

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

16

inspection; examination; survey

1

as if; as though

4

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

4

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

antique; vintage item

1

automatic pistol

1

boy; juvenile; child

22

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled

6

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

3

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

1