jpdb beta

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2

long time; many years

2

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

2

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

2

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

mere; simple; sheer

3

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

1

a matter for the police; a brush with the law

3

the whole country

1

news

4

if I (we, etc.) could

1

bullet (from a rifle)

3

edged tool; cutlery

4

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

2

to face the situation

1

childhood

1

to have a bitter experience

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

convenient

1

to be forward; to be impertinent

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

coffee

2

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

1

return; welcome home

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

6

crossing a river

1

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

2