jpdb beta

being lightly dressed

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

3

to drag in; to pull in

1

strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff

2

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

3

indispensable; essential

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

3

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

pelican crossing; pedestrian light controlled crossing; push-button activated pedestrian crossing; push-button operated

1

starting to walk

1

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

2

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

3

to suspect

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb

1

conflagration; fire

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

2

therefore; for that reason; so; because of that

1

children's story; fairy tale

1

flute player; flutist; flautist; piper

1

boy; kid; child

1

mirage

1

sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

2

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

2

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

1

feelings of gratitude

2

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

marking; grading; scoring

5

residence; housing; residential building

3

exploration; expedition

1

glass door

3

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

1

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

2

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

5

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

esophagus; gullet; esophageal

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

2

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

2

to build up a hypothesis

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

to twist; to distort

1

astronomical

1

(finger) ring

13

sunny spot; exposure to the sun

1