jpdb beta

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

sleepyhead; oversleeper

2

to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

1

to grow up; to become an adult

2

axe kick; ax kick

1

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

1

fighting game (esp. one-on-one)

1

KO; knock-out

1

antique; curio

1

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

change of job; change of occupation; career change

2

obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

1

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

3

slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly

5

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

4

society; public; community; social studies

6

air resistance

1

craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

2

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

1

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

8

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

(verbal) tit for tat

1

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

2

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

2

mystique

3

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

3

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

gambling; competition; game (of chance)

2

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

2

moment; brief space of time

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

2

eye

2

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

3

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

2

defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule

4

appearance; air; condition; state; form

2

one's own apartment

4

to do together

1

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

2

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

first impression

1

marriage fraud; fake marriage

1

everything one owns

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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