jpdb beta

fault-finding; carping

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

2

indicates question

2

in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly

1

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

5

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

choice; preference

2

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

shame; disgrace

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

3

anyhow; in any case

1

excuse; pretext

1

decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

(theatrical) aside

3

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

courting; wooing; making advances

3

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

6

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

rape; violation

2

breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

seedy-looking; thin

2

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)

2

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

3

surroundings; circumference

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around

1

to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1