jpdb beta

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

1

main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

1

oratory; eloquence

2

capital; principal

2

using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

1

lassi

1

Tandoori chicken

1

New Year's Eve; end of the year

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)

1

evidence; proof; witness

2

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

3

to pen; to write; to draw

1

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber

1

prisoner

2

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

high-class restaurant; high-end store

1

added value; value added

1

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

1

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

crab

1

index finger; forefinger

1

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

1

to shave

2

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

3

automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)

2

vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

1

Thai food

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

5

Value at risk

1

speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

4

four characters; four letters

1

degrading language (language used to lower the position of the listener)

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

2

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

2

increase in interest rates

1

stochastic; probabilistic

1

teacher (classroom)

1

monthly salary

1

bottle

2

dregs; lees; grounds; sediment

1

student days

1

to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu

1

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

1