jpdb beta

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

solo

3

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

2

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

34

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

6

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

transactions; dealings; business

71

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

4

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

2

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

2

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

10

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

4

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

third daughter

2

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

money-making; earning money

1

sexual desire; sex drive; lust

1

insecticide; insect repellent

1

having poor eyesight

1

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

3

unable to sleep well

1

calls and sounds made by insects

2

mosquito

1

top; summit; vertex

2

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

2

the same; the said; likewise

2

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

practice; practising; experience

2

pet; trumpet

2

good impression; favorable impression

1

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

to become hungry

1

empty stomach; hunger

2

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1