jpdb beta

festival; feast; carnival

1

mood

1

trifles; minor details

1

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

4

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

news

3

superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

1

historical background

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

2

this time; now

2

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

dome

2

at that time; in those days

3

trapezium; trapezoid

2

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

3

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

4

restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

1

point in time; occasion

4

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

7

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

6

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

19

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

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

open-mouthed

1

full; in plenty; ample

4

several seconds

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

12

loud voice

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

1

before long; even now

10

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

2

steam; vapour; vapor

3

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

19

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

12

to solve a mystery

1

to mail a letter

2

which; what (way)

6

to do so; to do thus

4

money

12

special skill

1

aimless

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

3

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

3

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

2