jpdb beta

reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

2

to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)

2

half-wit; fool; simpleton

1

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

2

stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person

1

being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money

3

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo

15

momentum

1

cattleman; raising cattle

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

8

blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

race

2

trade journal

1

questionnaire; survey; poll

1

projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

2

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

2

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

2

legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings

2

modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

2

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers

1

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

3

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

5

large burn; large scald

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

5

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

2

self-analysis; autoanalysis

1

lack of experience

1

fresh off the farm; inexperienced

1

to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

2

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

1

mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

setting a bad example to others

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

to grow old; to age

4

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1