jpdb beta

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

hotcake; (American) pancake

1

immediately carrying out (a plan)

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

5

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

4

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

even now; still; as yet

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

difficult to understand

1

reconciliation; make peace with

1

world; society; people; the public

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

special seat; box seat

3

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

6

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

piece

5

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

1

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

5

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

on hand; readily available

1

small; little; tiny

2