jpdb beta

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

3

to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

brink; critical moment

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

3

how; in what way; by what means

1

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

welcome home

9

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

4

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

foolish; stupid; silly

1

father

3

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

4

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

1

pessimism; disappointment

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

1

chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

2

foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

1

change of occupation; career change

1

to leave the company

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

1

gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike

1

fax; facsimile; fax machine

1

sender

1

originator

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

4

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

various

4

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

2

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

1

to approach; to draw near

1

from there; thence

2

shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1