jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near

6

short (of a person)

1

stature; height

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

2

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

terrace

3

(short) rest; breather; break

1

total exhaustion

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

4

eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer

1

blended coffee

1

sampling a drink; tasting

1

manufacture; production

2

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

sphere; counter for balls

1

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

9

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

1

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

1

intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause

1

to waive one's right; to waive a right

1

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

1

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

strategy; artifice

1

balance; equilibrium

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

2

one way or the other; either way

2

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

8

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

2

second half

1

tiny bit

2

one's long-cherished desire

3

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

4

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

4

return; welcome home

2

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

3

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

meeting; reception

1

denim; jeans

2

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

2

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

stiff; starchy

1