jpdb beta

secrecy; keeping secret

1

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

1

round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

2

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

1

weak; delicate; sickly

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

1

information sharing

1

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

2

good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

sour; acid

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)

1

imported goods

1

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

2

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

2

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

to wet one's pants; to wet oneself

1

to get along well with; to make a go of it

1

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

big frame; large figure; huge body

2

creak; squeak; creaking sound

1

court service

1

DoD

3

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

good sense

1

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

1

green light; (giving) permission; OK

1

breeding ground; breeding farm

1

hindrance; impediment

1

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

passage

1

(person) with a turned-up chin

2

trial; test

4

putting life into; animating; cheering up

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

2

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

side door; side gate; wicket gate

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

to frolic about; to mess around

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