jpdb beta

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

1

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively

2

allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)

1

fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

5

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

1

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

3

occasional; infrequent; rare

5

half-eaten

3

gluttonous; greedy

3

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

2

ghost story

3

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

7

communicating in writing

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

to share

3

Oh no; Oh dear

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

3

to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

2

frilly; fluttery

1

point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection

1

through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of

5

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

6

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

4

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition

1

prologue

2

script; screenplay; scenario

1

lending; loaning

1

fee; charge; rate; material

1

restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation

1

baton (of command); order; command; direction

1

you; (arch.) your residence

1

to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

1

to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

7

sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish

4

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

4

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

discord; antagonism

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

4

classification; categorization; sorting

1

remarkable; striking; obvious

4