jpdb beta

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

2

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)

3

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

3

hair transplantation

1

retreating figure; appearance from behind

1

to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up

4

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

5

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks

1

close-cropped hair; harvesting

2

hairstyle

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

such and such; so and so

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

inspection tour

14

government service; the bureaucracy

14

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

reason; pretext; motive

8

wife

1

half killed

1

nice; good; well-executed

1

bride

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

huge; big; gargantuan

2

to face on; to look out on to

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

3

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2

mountain air

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

to have the nerve to

3

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

3

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

3

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

washing-up; dish-washing

3

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2