jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

1

to wave one's hand

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

great person; eminent figure

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

short; brief

3

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

1

reply; answer; response

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

distance; range

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

to be conceited

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

to cling

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

2

all on one's own

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

6

to lose one's life

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

to smile

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1