jpdb beta

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

1

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

2

coercive; overbearing

1

trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)

4

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

3

immature; childish

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

income tax

1

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well

2

voltage

1

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

1

leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

1

arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

1

that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton

1

quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue

1

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

5

bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

1

good boy; good girl

2

to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

2

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

3

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

purple; violet

7

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

15

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

1

grey; gray; ashen

4

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

4

boohoo (crying)

1

practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

6

taboo; contraindication

1

poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

3

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

2

aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty

1

drainage; gutter; ditch

2

sludge; slime; chemical ooze

1

gelato; Italian-style ice cream

5

LOL; haha

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining

3

belligerent; warlike

1

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

2