jpdb beta

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

formal marriage interview

6

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

2

social status; social position

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

3

retirement

1

anachronism

1

eccentric

1

two copies

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

younger sister

1

mailing; posting

1

to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

to show in; to usher in

1

erica; heath

72

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

child

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

older sister; lass; young lady

19

to embrace each other

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

21

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

1

to be heart-warming

1

embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

shortbread

1

banana

1

rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

seal

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

1

top of the head; vertex; parietal

2

to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

1

purity; chastity

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

1

years later

1

time limit

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

2