jpdb beta

disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance

1

conclusion

9

curtain; curtains

5

superstition; superstitious belief

1

the neck

1

tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly

1

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

how many hours?

2

naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

1

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

4

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-

4

brickwork

1

cast iron

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

3

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

3

gist; main point

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

powers of observation

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

4

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

4

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

2

going to and fro; back and forth

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

2

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

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

7

jumping to a hasty conclusion

1

shortcut

3

back side; back end; posterior; rear

1

speaking voice; talking voice

2

saliva (in one's mouth)

1

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

tiger stripes

3

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

second (in a series)

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

at a glance; by accident

1

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

1

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

18

dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

2