jpdb beta

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

2

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

3

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

4

as you know; as we know

2

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

1

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

1

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

7

utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

2

to be conceited

2

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

2

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

2

oath; vow

1

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

4

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

good medicine

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

thin clouds

4

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

4

to pass a day

1

characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

1

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

4

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

3

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

1

perpetrator

2

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

3

to be subject to punishment; to be punished

1

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

2

to be at a loss for words

1

won't do (for me)

1

noon; midday

1

to worry oneself (about)

2

to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)

1

hometown; rural township (of China)

2

annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

as (someone) says

5

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

2

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged

1

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

2

otherwise; or else; if not

1