jpdb beta

desk

28

paper holder; paper clip

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

2

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

16

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

2

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

5

to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour

1

to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

3

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

2

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

2

way of speaking; intimation

2

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

5

thesis; dissertation

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

4

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

3

mere; simple; sheer

2

briskly; quickly; promptly

3

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

4

to rack one's brains

4

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

3

Walter Raleigh

2

Sir

1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

6

politician; statesman

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

13

bookshelf

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

4

killing two birds with one stone

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

6

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

5

going together

6

grim face; angry look

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

36

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

17

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

23

Sullivan

12

fiance; fiancee

2

a few years ago; some years back

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

8

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)

2

bipartite; in two parts; double

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

reading aloud; recitation

1

musical

1

second

4

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1