jpdb beta

coat; coating

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

wise; clever; smart

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

briskly with small steps; trotting

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

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

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

2

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

6

to suspend from; to be suspended (from)

1

to walk down the road

1

even though; despite; when

1

success; prosperity; boom

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

soul; spirit

4

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

handmade

1

high spirits; gleeful mood

1

nose

2

twitching

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

doing whatever one pleases

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

2

self-control; self-restraint

1

hiding one's embarrassment

1

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

3

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

sweets; sweet food

4

losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

sales; selling; marketing

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

pancake

8

the preceding visitor

1

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

5

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1