jpdb beta

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

2

of no interest; not interested

1

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

2

five stars (rating)

1

highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point

1

free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)

2

deck brush

1

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

pie; tart

1

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

2

you

3

ten years; decade

2

to scratch; to claw

1

minimum; at the very least

2

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)

2

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

3

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

8

trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician

12

Kimberley

9

commons; public land

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)

2

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

3

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

2

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

1

new

2

arc (esp. electrical)

1

antique shop

1

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

1

to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

1

meaningless; pointless

2

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

2

beauty of style; beauty of form

1

spirituality; spiritual nature

2

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

powerful; strong

11

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

3

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

7

inferior copy

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

sexual passion; lust

2