jpdb beta

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

every time; each round

3

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

intelligence network; information network

3

inn

3

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

pouring; injection

1

highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise

1

in swarms; crawling with

1

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

1

to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover

2

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

3

angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

slaughter; massacre

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

2

compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look

1

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

1

working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair

1

drilling; hole punching

1

very great; enormous; serious

4

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase

2

ruin; destruction; fall

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

5

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

2

leaving everything up to someone else

1

amulet; charm

1

Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

2

unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

2

sorry; excuse me; thank you

1

declaration; profession

1

dirt mound; dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

2

evening sky

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

2

the same as this

1

spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

1

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

1