jpdb beta

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

1

saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

3

presence; dignity

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

7

gear

2

hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

3

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

4

embarrassing; awkward

5

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

bow (salute, greeting)

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

53

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

unpropitious direction

1

to be infected; to be contagious

1

everything; anything; nothing

8

finishing blow; coup de grâce

3

getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

intimacy; friendship

2

dizzy; giddy

5

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

3

lunch; midday meal

13

summertime; summer season

2

cuckoo

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

4

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

4

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

1

hot

1

canned coffee

3

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

4

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

black tea

11

instant

3

tea with milk

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

3

downgrade; downgrading

1

shall; should; must

6

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

4

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

2

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1