jpdb beta

alcohol; sake

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

sake bottle

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

1

to drink in one gulp

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

assumed innocence; feigned ignorance

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

confrontation; showdown

1

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

why; how

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

useless; futile; vain

1

advocacy of war

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

3

little by little

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

contagion; infection

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

7

to sell

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

popular name; common name; given name

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

4

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

gun; cannon; artillery

15

spy; secret agent

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

2

(not so) much; (not) very

2

concern; interest

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3