jpdb beta

will not do; do not; does not

1

chocolate

2

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

2

miraculous

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

one house

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

yakuza

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

sex establishment; brothel

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

vulgar; lowbrow; coarse

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

1

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

nova; new face; new star

1

to differ; to vary; to disagree

1

to leave one's seat

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

to spend time (on doing something)

2

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

3

fast pace; quick pace

1

angle

1

lamp; light

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

5

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

paper bag

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

2

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

1

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

1

misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity

1

one after another; in rapid succession

1

to gush forth

1

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

1