jpdb beta

as planned

1

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

1

pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses

3

disguise; masquerade

4

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient

1

frustration

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

3

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

wig; hairpiece; toupee

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

1

sunglasses

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

6

way of calling

3

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

easy; simple; plain

1

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

elder sister

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

money on hand

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

2

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

bad girl; juvenile delinquent

2

four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

who the heck; just who

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

4

to be expensive; to be costly

1

to raise overhead

5

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

what the hell are you saying!?

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dash

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