jpdb beta

rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

3

beginner

3

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

3

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

a quarrel; argument

1

being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind

1

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

triple time; three important requisites

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

3

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

2

start; beginning

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

3

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

(physical) growth; development

2

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

seedy-looking; thin

1

wooden box; wooden crate

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

7

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood

1

nearby place

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

misunderstanding

3

so much; so; like that

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

fruit juice

2

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

2

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

1

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

2

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

3

to smile broadly; to grin widely

3

tall (of a person)

1

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

1

bridge of the nose

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1