jpdb beta

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

to shake one's head

3

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

4

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

faint smile; half smile

1

to get dry

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

all year round; all the time; year in and year out

1

around the clock; day and night

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

low salary

1

tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief

2

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

type of occupation; occupational category

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

1

empty space; empty sky

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

1

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

2

eloquence; fluency (of speech)

2

to speak the truth

1

to finish saying

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully

2

good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

4

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

2

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

2

one eyebrow

1

to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

2

logic

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

to suspect

1

how long; how far; how much

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off

2

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

public character

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1