jpdb beta

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

1

to shed tears

2

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

one machine; one vehicle

1

luxury car

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

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

2

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

1

rooftop

20

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

revolving door

2

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

1

to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)

1

with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

walk; stroll

2

mutual enemies

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

2

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

to settle (a dispute)

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to get over; to forget

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

thank you; thanks

2

to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

1

to throw oneself (into an activity)

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

4

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

2

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1