jpdb beta

violence; mayhem

1

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

1

bloc economy

1

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

younger sister

1

meaning; called; said

2

age difference; age gap

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

parent and child

1

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

1

person who laughs a lot

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

3

reflexive; reflecting

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

3

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

never; not at all

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

6

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

joke; gag

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

5

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

2

coast; beach

1

along

2

to face on; to look out on to

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

discomfort

1

a bit more; a bit longer

3

to kill time

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

company; corporation; workplace

8

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

2

prediction; estimation

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

4

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

loud voice

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

rear; back row

1

man; male; masculine gender

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

3

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

1

observation; survey; watching

2

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

if; in case; supposing

2

opening a business; opening a practice

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

reply; response; answer

1