jpdb beta

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

2

choice; preference

1

whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

1

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1

closely; compactly; leaving no space

1

nose and ears

1

physique; constitution

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

critical point (temperature)

1

to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

1

blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit

1

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

1

oilily; slimily; slipperily

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

perfection; flawlessness

1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

1

soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

shorts; panties; knickers

1

(not so) much; (not) very

2

see-through; sheer

1

shorts; short pants

2

reaction; response; reaction

2

bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

1

to show one's privates

1

well; now; then

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

1

acorn

1

having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

1

wire; wire rope

4

to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber

1

legal; lawful; legitimate

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

way; course; the only way

1

bad debt; nonperforming loan

2

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

3

to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol

1

management studies; business administration (study of)

1

feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person

1

to defeat

1

to have one's horizons broadened

1

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

1

recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light

1

the exact opposite

2

article; news story; report; account

1

press corps; group of reporters

1