jpdb beta

mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

honest; steady

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

salute; bow

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

5

verbal message; word (from someone)

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

leader; central personage

1

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

2

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

3

indoor; inside the room

3

notice; attention; observation

1

short; brief

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

stir; commotion; noise

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

7

building; construction

12

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

2

actual work

1

to begin; to set about; to start

2

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

3

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

6

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

that; the matter in question

3

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1

guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

as soon as; right after

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

2

the four seasons

3

queen; female champion

52

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

3

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

what

2