jpdb beta

tiara

1

nail art; fashion nails

3

stake; pile

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

3

sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system

1

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

1

arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding

1

murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide

1

problem-solving

2

nostalgic

1

kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

1

sepia

1

oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

3

outside help; help from without; salvation by faith

1

crayon

1

intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour

2

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

3

interlude; intermezzo

1

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

5

time machine

2

stage scenery; set; backdrop

1

time travel

1

birthplace

1

patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)

1

medical history; case history; clinical history

1

risk aversion; risk reduction

1

labor saving; labour saving

1

bilateral cooperation

1

armour (e.g. tank); armor

22

plume; ornamental feather

1

to throw into

1

brand new; fresh

4

curio; antique

5

Jacquard (loom, fabric)

1

loom; weaving machine

1

newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit

1

Babbage; Babbage, Charles (1791-1871; English mathematician and inventor)

1

Neuman; Neumann

1

straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen

2

to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

1

explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up

1

controller; regulator

1

welcome home

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

solely; entirely; only; sharing; together

2