jpdb beta

whack-a-mole (game)

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

1

moment; brief space of time

2

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

re-examination; reinvestigation

3

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

3

Lacroix

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

illicit love

2

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

quarrel; trouble; dispute

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

2

duel; shoot-out

5

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

totally willing; fully motivated

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

personal grudge; personal enmity

1

Erie; Eri; Ealy; Eley

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

to be ahead of

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

social; societal; societary

2

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture

2

saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb

1

to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

kindergartener; preschooler

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lunch; midday meal

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

1