jpdb beta

to lower the bar

1

to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple

1

to listen again; to ask again

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect

1

to project; to stick out; to stand out

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

1

to gleam; to shine

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

6

ridicule; scorn

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

introduction; meeting

1

(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1

why; how come; unfortunately; alas

1

fat (of meat); fatty meat

1

clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright

1

brave general; brave warrior; courageous general

1

reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

1

selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off

1

accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency

1

poor person

2

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

3

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

1

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

1

makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

2

(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

1

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

2

chain; series; connection; linkage

3

cost; expense

2

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

1

political measures; policy

4

income; earnings

1

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

2

abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

2

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

build; physique; frame; constitution

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

4

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

handmade; homemade

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

1

child

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