jpdb beta

small box; casket

47

cigar

25

play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

10

immature; childish

3

abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!

4

sign; mark; flag

13

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

23

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

18

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

12

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

3

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

5

lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth

3

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

20

head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

2

even though things may appear this way

2

shyness

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

6

to become complicated

10

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

5

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

9

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

3

short of hands

3

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

8

common front; united front

9

proposal; offer; request; application

6

together with; same; both; all; including ...

7

puniness; youth

4

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

6

personal; individual; private

26

on bad terms; at loggerheads

7

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

4

looking on (somebody) as hostile

8

success rate

2

easy to make; easy to do

6

redundancy; superfluity; useless addition

2

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

2

big arm; brawny arm

14

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

11

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

8

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

18

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

2

to the end; to the last

25

to rely on

8

firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)

9

to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

11

arms dealer

14

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1