jpdb beta

it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

dressing room; fitting room

5

the scruff or nape of the neck

3

to bring someone along

1

general store

2

tailor; dressmaker

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

to change

1

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

1

gang of rowdies

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

1

sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained

1

to dress up

1

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori

1

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

3

upper half of the body; upper body

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

vocal sound; tone of voice

1

fault-finding; carping

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

inverted triangle

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

6

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

curtain; curtains

1

other side; opposite side; other party

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

2

fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

1

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple

1

rectangle; oblong

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

1