jpdb beta

jump; leap; skip; bound

2

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

4

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

21

return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

3

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

7

vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

circumstantial evidence

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

6

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

2

means; method

6

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

3

to get hungry; to become hungry

1

to flare up; to fly into a rage

2

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

14

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

4

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

11

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

14

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

9

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

63

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

3

promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU

6

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

34

to sell over to

8

theatrical

2

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

2

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

12

to shed tears

3

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

15

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

4

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

9

in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose

4

every (one) year

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

34

to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

2

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

borrowing (money)

4

individual; private person; personal; natural person

13

urge; demand; importunity

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

13

to assign; to set aside

1

promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU

2

economical; comparatively cheap

1

to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

2