jpdb beta

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

3

to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

4

optimistic

1

to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

1

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

1

first-aid; emergency (aid)

1

prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling

1

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

4

level; just; peaceful

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

to rust; to become rusty

5

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

1

sarcophagus; stone coffin

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

2

to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)

2

to argue vehemently

1

having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

1

avocado (Persea americana)

2

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

coconut

3

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

2

milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

1

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

honey

1

tonight; this evening

1

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

1

bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

being a good listener; good listener

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

powers of observation

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

1

low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination

3

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia

2

might as well

1

goodbye; see you later; bye-bye; then; and (then); in that case

1

postwar

1

half century

2

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

2