jpdb beta

whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

4

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

6

as it is; frankly

2

ex-post-facto approval

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

5

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

15

best; vest

3

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

personal feelings; self-interest

1

better; preferable

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

14

silence (not speaking); muteness

8

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

8

young girl; lass; adolescent female

3

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

regulation; control

2

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

6

dealing with; coping with

3

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

behind with everything; too late; reactive

1

don't you think?; indicates question

4

guide; vanguard; leader

1

overestimation; overvaluing

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

3

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

2

underestimation; undervaluation

2

decision; determination

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

2

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

motherhood; maternity

1

love; affection

2

then; if so; if

4

passing each other

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

2

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

7

without permission; without notice

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1