jpdb beta

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

2

jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

2

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

3

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

3

advice; warning

1

seeming very

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

2

appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

1

compensating; making up for; supplementation

2

time limit

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

ending

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

4

to cut; to slit

1

give up

3

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

the first

1

euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy

1

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

4

pride; boast

2

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

1

unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

2

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

to fly around; to scatter

2

human; humane

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

1

beloved; dearest

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

minutes (period of)

10

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

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

to survive; to continue living; to escape death

3

to relieve a person's pain

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

retry

2

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1