jpdb beta

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

Mare Nubium (lunar mare); Sea of Clouds

1

of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying

2

to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

1

supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent

1

problematical statement; controversial statement

1

bang; whump; boom

3

transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant

3

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

1

mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon

4

to solve a mystery

1

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

together; in company

1

complicity

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

large family

2

state of progress

2

should time and circumstances permit

1

standard; norm

1

pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt

1

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

1

walking briskly; determinedly

1

do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent

1

good boy; good girl

1

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

1

comic strip with dramatic story

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

solution; way out

1

uniform excellence

1

the front (of a battlefield); forefront

1

short course; training

4

collection of short stories; collected short stories

1

red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding

1

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

6

proper; right; reasonable

2

fluke; chance; pure luck

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

4

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

1