jpdb beta

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

to sidle up to

2

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

premium; premiere

1

asking price

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

3

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

10

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

cone; pyramid

1

diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

food; cooked rice

2

autumn; fall

2

to sit (down)

3

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

extremely; highly

1

carelessly; inattentively

1

preserved foods

4

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

4

exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

4

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

4

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

premature

1

prediction; estimation

1

both parties; both sides

1

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

1

law-like nature; regularity

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

3

disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

6

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to lean over; to lean in

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour

2

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

2

break in time; interruption; pause

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

7

unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

1

to sink in; to cave in

1

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

2

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

9

to get too skinny

2

to spread; to be propagated

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

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