jpdb beta

imitation; sham; -like

3

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

6

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

3

to state one's opinion

1

agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

8

refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained

1

a certain ...; some ...

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

6

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

misanthropy; misanthrope

2

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

2

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to be away from home; to be out of the house

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

3

vulgar; crude; tacky

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

influence; effect; impact

5

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

2

taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

1

contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside

2

to become empty; to be emptied

3

to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

2

wrist

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

7

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

4

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

(just) one's imagination

1

to fester; to form pus

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

6

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

2

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

stomach; dietary needs

1

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

1

condition of one's stomach

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

5

evening meal; supper; dinner

8

grinning; smirking

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1