jpdb beta

reply; answer

4

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

2

random; aimless

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

to be tired from walking

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

3

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

3

charging (electrically); electrification

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

in front of a station

2

chain store

2

heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature

1

to be greedy; to devour greedily

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

2

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

this much; this amount

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

5

psychological; mental

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

3

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

5

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

6

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

3

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

3

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

visitor; caller

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

6

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

5

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

9

to return a favor (favour); to repay

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

2

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1