jpdb beta

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

blue sky

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

3

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

3

black hair

2

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

2

fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

5

dust; cloud of dust

1

flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind

1

sandal

3

to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

3

slip-on shoes; sandals

1

surroundings; circumference

1

dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

2

to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

2

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2

later (on); afterwards

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

1

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

1

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

useless; worthless; silly; trivial

1

big yawn

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

3

(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

2

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

excuse; explanation

2

fruit

1

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

12

distant place; faraway location; far away

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1