jpdb beta

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

5

miraculous

2

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

4

dry cleaning

1

second generation; second; junior

17

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

3

progress; development

5

not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...

2

incense

6

use; service; purpose

1

bracelet

4

shopping

3

necklace

2

Asia

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

7

maximum; local maximum

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

2

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

1

(finger) ring

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

6

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

2

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

2

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

4

Ganesh; Ganesa; Ganesha; Ganapati

2

as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

7

better than nothing; better than none at all

1

jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

3

inconvenient

2

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

18

statelessness

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

3

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price

1

note; memo; memorandum

11

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

10

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

2

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

3

cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress

3

image of the recumbent Buddha

1

Buddha; Buddhism

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

deflationary spiral

1

spiral

1

karuna (compassion)

1

the four seasons

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

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