jpdb beta

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

3

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

5

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

contract; compact; agreement

3

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

1

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

sentiment; sentimentality

5

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

1

debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

3

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

end of the earth

1

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

1

to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

1

a long, long time ago; very long ago

1

contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

miser; cheapskate; scrooge

2

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

1

obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

7

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

3

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

scramble; struggle

2

(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

4

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

3

huh?; what's up?

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

to peek; to peep

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

almost; nearly; close to

1

evening; evening hour

4

waking up early; getting up early; early rising

1

idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

3

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

4

brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health

1

to run about; to rush about

2