jpdb beta

someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

true character; real nature

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

1

to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

1

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

1

with a start; with a jump

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

2

captain

4

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

weeping; lamenting

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

ocean; sea

1

to be based in (a place)

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

3

hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

more than anything; above all else

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

1

to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

1

adventurer

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

3

story; tale

3

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story

1

anecdote; story; episode

1

variation

1

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

1

historical fact

1

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

1

to be jumbled together

1

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

sleepiness; drowsiness

1

hero

1

to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

1

systematic; organized; organizational

1

reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration

1

innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

1

palm (of the hand)

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1