jpdb beta

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

philosopher

2

origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action

1

acquaintance

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

2

Anan

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

(pet) owner; keeper

15

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

stray cat; alley cat

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

1

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

2

to approve of

1

owning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)

1

doggie; pooch; bow-wow

1

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

7

this morning

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital

3

going to the hospital for regular treatment

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

2

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

expression; phraseology

1

twitching

3

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

3

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

2

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

2

approval; endorsement

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

6

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

7

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

instinct

1