jpdb beta

tiny; little; wee

3

standard; set; routine; decided

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

6

not required

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

3

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

1

karaoke

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

2

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

having not the slightest idea

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

sphere; counter for balls

1

a help; assistance

1

without

1

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

every evening; night after night

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be unable to stop crying

1

six; 6

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

I can tell you; heh

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

3

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

to be silent; to say nothing

3

Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

1

war cry; battle cry

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

9

pleasantly smiling

1

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles

1

being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

2

understood; I see; OK; present; here

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