jpdb beta

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

2

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

assistant

1

content of a letter

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

the other day; a few days ago

5

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

9

such; like that; that sort of; very

9

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

4

ruler; measure

1

second-rate; inferior

1

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

4

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

5

to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

65

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

8

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

4

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

5

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

12

to dirty one's hands

1

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

1

report card

3

jumping to a wrong conclusion

3

otherwise; or else; if not

4

spoon

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

4

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

9

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

3

wig; hairpiece

2

to let someone say

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

2

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

6

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

3

pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

6

noble; lofty; high-minded

1

spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

you; (arch.) your residence

1