jpdb beta

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

4

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

2

modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

3

covert action; covert operations

1

feverish; enthusiastic

3

peach (Prunus persica)

2

dead leaf; dry leaves

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

peace sign; V sign

1

to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant

1

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err

1

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

1

loss of blood

1

betrayer

4

transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

to be enveloped in mist

1

to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

desire for revenge; vengeful thought

1

dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

1

discreet; tight-lipped

1

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce

1

big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

2

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

2

stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs

1

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

2

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

2

cripple; disabled person; invalid

1

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

1

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

2

torture

2

influence; clout; leverage

1

(power of) resistance

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

humane

1