jpdb beta

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

3

to torment; to harass; to tease

7

very deeply

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

1

to speak; to object

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

little bit

1

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

10

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

to change one's mind

1

good person; virtuous person

1

sadist

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

1

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

1

idea

3

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

3

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

1

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

2

look, look!

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

source of information; intelligence source; message source

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

2

to make merry; to be festive

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

taboo

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

2