jpdb beta

decision; determination

1

always; at any time

5

to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

1

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

15

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

4

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

3

self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

8

go on!; right!; here goes!

1

yelp; yap

1

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

2

investigator (usu. of criminal cases)

3

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

6

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

3

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

2

combination; pair; duo

1

without saying a word

1

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

1

of great promise; with a promising future

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

3

magnet

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

2

northeast

2

Tokyo Tower

3

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

7

panel

2

under construction

2

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

2

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

prudence; discretion; thought

1

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

1

to read too much

1

please ...

2

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

2

serious look (on one's face); straight face

4

strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat

1

consultation hours; surgery hours

2

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

1

cost; expense

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

stopping one night

1

leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)

1