jpdb beta

each other; one another

3

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

to take revenge

1

to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

1

to use one's head

1

luckily

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

1

to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence

1

night shift

1

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

2

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

3

destination; place where one is visiting

1

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

one's family; family member

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

tip of one's nose

3

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

2

tendon

1

to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

1

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

2

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

3

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

1

this and that; one thing and another

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

intrusion; forced entry

1

clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

2

dessert; desert

6

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

1

to spread one's wings

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

3

to sit silently at a meeting

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

3

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

1

to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

1

elegant; graceful; refined

1

main gate; main entrance

1

painting; picture

1

financial power; financial means; wealth

1

sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

3

dark (deep) green

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

1

shy person

2

foster father; adoptive father

1