jpdb beta

upper half of the body; upper body

1

old furniture; curios; secondhand goods

8

antique; curio

8

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

8

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

2

territory

2

negative; contradictory

1

pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china

9

prickling; stinging; tingling

1

stove; furnace; kiln

5

imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica

1

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

3

punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact

1

in the mountains; among the mountains

10

to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

3

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

enmity; grudge

1

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

2

place of execution

1

please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)

1

out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

3

dead (money, stock, etc.); dead (ball); dead (sound, room); with little reverberation

1

every week

2

ghoul

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)

1

on sale; available (to buy)

3

to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

1

commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

2

assessed value

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

10

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

2

entreaty to a deity

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

4

historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

3

standing ovation

1

poor business performance; economic slump

1

auction

64

gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures

1

out of place artifact; OOPArt

3

appraiser

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

(received) present; gift

2

boiled egg

2

(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

1

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

6

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

1