jpdb beta

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

6

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

reference; allusion

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

moonlight

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

consequence; result; conclusion

2

geometric series

1

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

2

-years-old

2

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

4

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

3

ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

2

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

1

borrowed thing

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

to receive divine punishment

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

5

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

3

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

3

none other than; ... himself; ... herself

2

though; much as

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

Genga (Italy); Jenga

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

2

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

was

1

ellipse

1

thought; idea; ideology

8

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1