jpdb beta

wooden wall

2

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

3

look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

1

odds and ends; all; every

2

timid; fainthearted; weak-willed

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

2

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

3

election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote

2

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

2

windowpane; window glass

2

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

3

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

1

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

5

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

justification; rationalization

1

to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

4

on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

4

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

sincere; honest; faithful

3

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

7

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

1

gentleman

2

in that way; like that; that way

2

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

1

capped tooth; (dental) crown

1

prefectural assembly member

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

7

reluctantly

1

unanimity

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

2

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

to have an interest (in)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

4

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

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