jpdb beta

boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

2

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

2

boastful speech; bragging

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

4

stale; hackneyed; cliched

1

the war generation

1

dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé

1

one way or the other; either way

1

seeing; looking at

2

to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

1

timewasting; killing time

2

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

1

wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)

1

to divert; to distract

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

1

seeming very ...

1

fee; charge; fare

1

to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

1

iron pot; kettle

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

5

to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

tiny; little; wee

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

reminiscent talk

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

angry face (countenance)

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

electrically heated carpet

1

sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

lending and borrowing

1

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

2

Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

1