jpdb beta

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

1

inquiry; enquiry; query; reference

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

coming to a police station, fire station, etc.

1

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

4

katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

6

employee; servant

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

3

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

made of steel

2

to fold up; to fold into layers

5

whiteboard

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

right armpit; right side

2

greasy; fatty; oily

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone

2

frown; scowl; grimace

1

not worth doing; waste of effort

1

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

3

artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering

1

chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance

1

mountain-walking; hiking

1

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

2

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

3

police cell; place of detention; jail

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

supervised; under surveillance

2

chances of winning (a bet); odds

1

to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse

1

repayment; refund; payback

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit

1

wandering

1

conductor's stick; conductor's baton

1

war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

1

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

3

sharp voice

1

you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

3

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

2

sense of duty (obligation)

1

plunging to one's death; death from a fall

11

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

1

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

1

surface of a wall

1