jpdb beta

folk dance

1

Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

1

modest; reserved

2

attractive body; nice-looking body

1

end; tip; point

3

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

2

makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure

1

famous sword; excellent sword

4

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

3

main ingredient; main component

1

reddish brown

1

firing (pottery)

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

4

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

2

prohibition of speaking; imposition of silence; tiny morsel

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

4

changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

1

to leave (a scene); to step away

2

miner

1

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

4

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

3

brewery; distillery; winery

1

can't help; won't make much difference

3

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

3

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

4

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

2

traffic; traffic volume

2

woodworking; woodworker; carpenter

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

2

seller; vendor

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

7

handling cargo; loading and unloading

3

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

7

vehicle weight; car weight

1

tap; knock; bonk

1

kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up

2

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

2

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

1

taxiway

1

pity; compassion

2

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

4

new species; new variety

30

common species; cosmopolitan

5