jpdb beta

direct

1

acute ear; good ear

3

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark

1

tasting; sampling

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

2

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

4

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

2

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)

2

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

2

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

5

slurping; lapping

2

to shake off

4

outspoken; frank; candid

6

sharp sighted; easily awakened

1

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

2

good gracious; oh my

1

mist; haze

2

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

dehydration

1

too much; excessive; too

7

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

3

to triumph; to be elated with success

3

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

limits; end; bounds

5

if not ...; unless ...

8

critical point (temperature)

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

3

gambling

2

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

3

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

2

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

3

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

2

the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est

1

calling by name; designation; nomination

1

dancer (usu. female)

10

one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

2

SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall

4

room

1

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

7

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

2

stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off

2