jpdb beta

jab (esp. in boxing)

2

to become an expert; to be master at

2

to be (doing)

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

8

shadowboxing

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

5

eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting

2

immature; childish

1

cold sweat

1

fist

4

pressure; force

3

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

4

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

2

in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally

1

victim

32

to cling

4

to tear off; to rip off

2

nice; good; well-executed

3

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

5

sudden impulse; passing fancy

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

2

admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform

2

OK; okay

2

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

8

supply; provision; raising; procurement

4

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

2

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

2

ingredient; foodstuff

5

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

4

two times; twice; two degrees

7

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

12

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

11

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

2

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

4

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

16

to buy up

2

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

56

to appease; to suppress; to calm

3

person concerned; interested party; related party

7

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

88

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

3

croquette

3

to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely

1

eating between meals; snacking

2

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

6

bribe; money under the table

2

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

3

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

3

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2