jpdb beta

ah; oh; hey!

5

moment; brief space of time

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

5

bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

2

nimble; quick; agile

7

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

5

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

relation; relationship

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

sure; yeah; I know

2

advance preparations

1

experiment; experimentation

4

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

1

half the body; half length

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk

1

affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

1

luckily; happily

1

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care

2

trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

1

erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry

1

one thing; one article; ulterior motive; secret intention; penis; money

1

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

5

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

2

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

5

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

3

bikini (swimwear); Bikini island

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

4

to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

1

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

1

tough

3

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

as soon as; right after

1

great difference; major mistake

1

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

1