jpdb beta

conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

1

tuxedo; dinner suit

7

to invite; to call out

1

Friday

2

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

everything working out as desired

1

coefficient; factor; proportional constant

1

to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)

2

algorithm

1

Nobel Prize in Economics

1

winning (a prize)

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

(wedding) aisle

1

to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent

1

film festival

1

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

independence from parents

1

auntie; older woman

2

operating a cash register

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

2

chorus; singing in a chorus

5

believer; adherent

3

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

conveyor belt; belt conveyor

3

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

1

to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1

suspect (person)

4

inept detective

2

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

1

insecurity; carelessness

1

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

4

princess line

2

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

2

icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait

2

waist

3

bouquet

3

bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

3

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

3

stamp (postage); merchandise certificate

4

doctrinal discussion; jurisprudence

1

infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass

2

positivism

1

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

1

toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)

1

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

1