jpdb beta

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

brain; brains; mind

6

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

stifled (laughter); simmering

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

unscientific

2

foolish; stupid; silly

3

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

1

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

strictly speaking

1

example; precedent; case

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

2

mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

1

event; phenomenon; matter

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

1

unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant

2

to tremble with fear

1

case (container); case (instance, situation); case

2

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

1

scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

3

to turn one's face away

3

windowpane; window glass

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

1

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

3

to cast down one's eyes

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

2

mystery case

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

1

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

close; intimate; on good terms

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

5

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5