jpdb beta

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

place; situation; position; location

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

2

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

equality; uniformity; evenness

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

4

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat

1

zone

2

low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

2

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

2

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

6

good performance; good work; great success

1

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

4

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

5

to hint at something

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

you could say that

2

easy task; no problem

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

4

apology

3

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

bombshell announcement (statement)

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

graceful; beautiful

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

7

brilliant; bright; dazzling

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

as (somebody) says

4

easy to understand

4

scar

3

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

2

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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