jpdb beta

forte; strong point

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

inquisitiveness

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

3

purchase; buy

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

5

jelly dessert; fruit

3

concern; interest

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

2

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

to overhear

1

presence (impressive quality)

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

3

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

sickroom; hospital room; ward

11

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

age; years

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

3

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

3

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

5

haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

1

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

2

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

acquaintance

1

relationship; relation

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

trifles; minor details

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

within the year; before the year is out

1

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

5

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1