jpdb beta

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

store; shop

9

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

8

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

3

sand; grit

2

a bag; one bag

1

solid (body)

1

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

8

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

8

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

fastener; zipper

4

this and that; one thing or another

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

conventionality; triteness

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

2

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

3

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

7

to bear; to shoulder

1

game arcade; video arcade

2

direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)

1

to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting

1

automatic door

4

rare; seldom

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

4

claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane

4

100 yen coin

4

slit

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

6

crane

4

Donald Duck (Disney Cartoon character)

1

remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively

1

video game

1

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

1

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

2

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

4

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

4

very easily

1

DUMBO, acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City

1

capture; seizure

2

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1