jpdb beta

feeble joke; bad pun

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

5

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

wink

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

2

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

1

pen

1

ink

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

tie; necktie

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

newly-wed; newly married

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

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

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

a bit more; a bit longer

2

good grief

1

crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

(college) president; secretary-general

1

in person; personally; directly

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

last night; yesterday evening

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

eye-witness; witness

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

4

almost; roughly; approximately

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

3

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

2

duty; function; office; mission; task

3

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

reinstatement; reappointment

1

temporary

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

5

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

(war) front

1