jpdb beta

subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation

1

mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial

2

very; much

2

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

2

to assist; to help out

3

in succession; one by one

5

fearless; daring; knowing no fear

1

to fail to escape

1

intensification; aggravation

2

pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

2

long spear; pike

1

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

2

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

8

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

1

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

16

stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly

2

Honda

54

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

having no money; lack of money

2

hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line

2

decision-making

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

4

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

5

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

1

bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white

1

counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg

3

furnishings; implements; equipment

2

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

2

diagonal (line)

3

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

4

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

2

Maurice Lacroix

2

student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

5

nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)

4

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

to show each other

1

to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

2

indeed; it's no wonder

5

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

7

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

6

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

extreme situation

4

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

2

disguise; masquerade

4

emotional scars; mental trauma

2

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

3