jpdb beta

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off

3

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

to snatch; to steal

1

goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

3

disappointment; let-down

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

3

wicked; evil

5

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

2

dispersing; breaking up; running away

3

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

12

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

instigation

1

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

(talking in a) half-joking manner

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

4

to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

3

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

4

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

7

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

1

too much; excessive; too

10

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

to get a late start

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

5

to pursue

2

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

1

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

8

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

3

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

3

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

8

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

to acquire knowledge

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

5

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1