jpdb beta

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

2

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

even though; despite; when

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

5

unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain

2

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

1

entrepreneur; person who starts a new business

1

glare; sharp look

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

patting; stroking; caressing

1

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

1

sly old dog; old fox

1

ordinary citizen; the general public

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

2

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

3

hard to get; hard to come by

1

favor; favour; affection

1

to be common

3

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

2

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

2

point in common; common feature

1

one of these days; someday; one day

1

change; transition; vicissitudes

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

reef knot; flat knot; square knot

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

6

to be mad about; to be hooked on

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

3

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

one hand

2

(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus

6

to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

1

puzzle

1

piece

2

rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

3

bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

4

to open one's eyes wide

3

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

5

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

3

to massage

2

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

2

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

6

bloodstream; blood flow

1

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

2

grotesque

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune

1

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

1