jpdb beta

sweeping and cleaning

2

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

5

new; fresh; novel

3

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

2

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

1

made of metal; metallic

1

warming up; warm-up

1

bye; see you later

1

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related

1

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

4

self-deprecating; self-mocking

3

river; stream; River; the ... river

5

matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need

1

heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

1

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

3

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

3

rational

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

6

to pamper; to spoil

5

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

3

chain; series; connection; linkage

2

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase

2

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

3

success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity

2

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)

1

hair type; hair quality

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

2

range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass

1

player

1

feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

2

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure

3

100,000; hundred thousand

2

paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

2

to be reflected in a mirror

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

3

chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken

5

stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly

1