jpdb beta

tuft of hair under the temple; sideburns; sidelocks

1

ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item

1

disorder; chaos; confusion

3

dirt; filth; grime

1

competent; suitable; qualified

6

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

10

to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note

2

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

23

uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

3

well-bred; of good upbringing

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

massage

1

steel wire

106

mirage

229

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

1

(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

2

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

6

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

2

to take back; to recapture

9

source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring

13

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

3

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

4

living up to (one's, its) reputation

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will

1

fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing

2

horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)

4

to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

6

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

to breathe in and breathe out

2

finished product; finished goods; completed article

3

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

incomplete; unfinished; imperfect

2

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

3

self-control; self-restraint

5

creativity; ingenuity

3

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

2

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

5

easy to read; legible; clear

3

optimization; optimisation

2

one's chance; the right time; target; objective

4

feeding ground

5

durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power

4

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

misfire

3

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

3

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

2