jpdb beta

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

to get angry; to become perverse

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

seeming very

1

introductory remarks

1

tea party

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

1

pie; tart

3

stealthily; secretly; in secret

5

offender; criminal; culprit

1

Cheshire

4

March; third month of the lunar calendar

3

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

4

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

4

to bring someone along

1

to tell a lie; to fib

4

mathematical puzzle

1

logic; logical

3

puzzle

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

there, there

1

relatively; comparatively

1

exactly opposite (of)

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

shaking violently

2

to shake; to sway; to waver

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

not caring; not giving a damn

2

whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry

1

escape hatch; escape door

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

8

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

strange; weird

1

on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1