jpdb beta

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

1

paper

3

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

1

original form; base form

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

3

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

to grow up; to become an adult

1

to spend time (on doing something)

2

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

with a slip; with a slide

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

spoiled; half-rotten; decaying

2

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

1

to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

Japan

3

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

57

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

3

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

autumn; fall

3

tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy

1

coffin; casket

1

(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

2

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

3

dark brown; olive brown

1

sketching; pointillism; stippling

1

sure; yeah; I know

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

nineteen; 19

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

1

public hall; community center; community centre

1

war damage

1

to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire

1

just because; even if; even though

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

uproar; disturbance

1