jpdb beta

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

swap; exchange

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

4

selfish; asking too much

1

having poor eyesight

2

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)

3

connivance; overlooking

2

plain; plateau; tableland

1

earnestly; humbly

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

2

charming; fascinating; attractive

6

against the rules

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

6

another dimension; different level; whole other level

1

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

athlete

1

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

3

enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

5

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

8

exaggeration

3

second half; latter half

2

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

2

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

2

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

4

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

2

luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

1

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

OK; okay

5

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

transactions; dealings; business

5

general; shogun

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

3

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

3

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

4

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

one-way ticket

3

matter causing distress; something causing worry

1

to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

1

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

3

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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