jpdb beta

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

3

trivial; slight

1

admiration; being impressed (by)

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

6

in fact

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

2

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

grandiose; exaggerated

2

unfinished

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

bottom; buttocks

1

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

4

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

4

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

3

next morning

1

as planned

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

possession; retention; maintenance

1

colourful

1

to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

1

(aircraft) hangar

1

light aircraft

1

big yawn

1

however; having said that; but

3

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

3

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

yawn; yawning

1

rather than

3

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

2

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

4

to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

return; relapse; recurrence

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

slacks

1

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

3

necessity

1

cricket (game)

2

to go to meet somebody

2

soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log

1

to yell; to shout

1