jpdb beta

hey; say; look

3

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

uncle (younger than one's parent)

3

all members; whole army

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

water well

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

that; the matter in question

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

good feeling; feeling good

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

to do earnestly; to get serious

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza

6

to push (something) against

3

voluble; eloquent

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

parent-child relationship

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

what is it?

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

without a moment's delay

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

2

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

tooth

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

2

heat up

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother

2

pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

3

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

2