jpdb beta

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

4

like; as if; the same as

2

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

every person; every mouth; every entrance

2

malicious; deliberately mean

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

2

to wait upon; to serve

1

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

3

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

1

to become clear; to be made public

3

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

in good humor (humour)

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

4

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

extravagant; absurd

1

a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

2

one's home; one's house

1

on what business

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

4

incorrigible; dogged

1

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)

2

playground

1

leader; central personage

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

to pick a fight

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

to be slow in saying

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

here and there; everywhere

1

Landi; Lundy; Randi

1