jpdb beta

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

5

we

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

3

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

4

no; quit it; no way

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to storm in with a yell

2

ahem

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak

1

influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings

1

influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

1

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

1

mom; mommy; mama; mother

1

vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

2

(speak) bluntly; frankly

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

2

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

feeling of envy; jealous feeling

9

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

2

perfect; complete

1

extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

dizzy; giddy

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

10

to stiffen; to become stiff

2

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

pale; pallid

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

lobby; lounge

7

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

4

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

5

to do

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

2

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

2

middle name

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

1

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

1