jpdb beta

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

1

mature woman; middle-aged woman

1

dark

1

trio; gang of three; threesome

2

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

1

like a decent person; human

1

to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

thirty; 30

1

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure

1

to work without sleep or rest

1

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

2

sense of stability

1

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase

1

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

1

competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

1

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

1

countess

1

share (in a company); stock

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

total (money); full amount; sum

1

investment

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

4

to pretend; to feign

2

mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to

2

liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

1

bright; intelligent

1

memory; ability to learn

1

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

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

hard to read

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

3

last night; yesterday evening

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

1

three; three years of age

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

1

treasure

1

pronunciation; production of sound

1

beginning; opening; start; outset

1

hard to read; illegible

2

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

2