jpdb beta

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

3

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

different opinion; objection

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

2

in that way; like that

2

(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

otherwise; if not; or else

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

2

new moon; crescent moon

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

3

crime; offence; offense

1

to catch in the act (of)

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

hiccup; hiccough

1

sisters

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

alien (from another planet)

1

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

all the more; still more

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

3

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

6

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

violence; mayhem

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

6

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

3

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

devotion; attachment; infatuation

2

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

7

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

2

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

2

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

2

if I (we, etc.) could

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

with a start; with a jump

4

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2