jpdb beta

untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

4

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

rule

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

5

a quarrel; argument

2

insisting

2

walking; going on foot

1

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

every morning

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

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

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

1

fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

1

conversation

4

dirty; vulgar; nasty

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

4

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

2

one elbow

1

grinning; smirking

2

removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

while; even though; despite

1

since then

1

easy; simple; plain

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

cover; lid; cap

3

to understand (each other); to comprehend

1

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2