jpdb beta

unanticipated; unexpected

2

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

3

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

2

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

to smile

11

shout of victory; cry of triumph

4

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

2

dream; vision; reverie

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

2

hateful; detestable; loathsome

2

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

4

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

counter for things inside a bag

1

receptionist; reception woman

10

stranger; tramp; wanderer

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

customer service smile

1

sum total; total amount

2

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

2

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

6

it is I who should say so

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

8

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

opening a business; opening a practice

1

living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

blonde

3

griffon; gryphon

2

high-class item

5

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

all night long; all through the night

3

tent

1

to rely on

3

to become fraught with emotion

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1