jpdb beta

rain and wind; driving rain

5

to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

9

unrefined sake

2

reply; answer; response

1

as usual; as is one's habit

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

5

short; brief

3

in a bad mood

1

design

3

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

back (of a chair)

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

3

ability; skill; facility

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

2

probability; likelihood; chances

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

2

urgency; exigency; emergency

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

3

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

10

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

4

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

3

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

3

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

4

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

5

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

5

cooperation; coordination; link

3

is something that; is that which

7

to keep (a person) waiting

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

3

to be shaved or planed

2

evidence; proof

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

2

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

2

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

1

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

around ...; or so

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

5

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

2

queer; odd; fantastic

1

ruby; Jonathan apple

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

2