jpdb beta

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

even though things may appear this way

1

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

1

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

distant look; faraway look

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

2

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

6

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

3

annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

2

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

1

jealous; envious

1

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

8

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

1

grey; gray; ashen

2

to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)

1

reason for being; raison d'être

2

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

to be conceited

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

3

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

guess; conjecture

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

4

talk; chat

1

caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

2

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)

1

pity; compassion

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

4

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

2

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

4

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

3

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

3

severe; bitter; scathing

2

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1