jpdb beta

can; tin; canned food

1

Cairo

1

substitute for ...

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

thin or diluted ink

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

6

meaning; called; said

1

to shake one's head

4

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

3

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

1

main gate; main entrance

2

sports ground; sports oval

3

to change one's clothes

2

shower

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

5

school building; schoolhouse

8

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

sun

1

completely; fully; entirely

2

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

to increase; to grow

3

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

guardian spirit

1

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

prostitution

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

too much; excessive; too

2

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

2

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

3

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to be found

1

consequently; as a result

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

4

loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

2