jpdb beta

come out!; where are you?

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

4

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

double standard

1

redundancy; superfluity; useless addition

2

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

1

shyness

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

to revere; to respect; to worship

2

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

2

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

several drops

1

stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce

1

suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

2

setting a place; setting the table

2

lunch; midday meal

2

in addition to; apart from

1

etiquette; courtesy

2

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

2

reduced budget; budgetary austerities

1

raw materials

2

paperwork

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

daily food; regular diet; staple food

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

beriberi

5

coarse; crude

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

1

people; populace

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

3

wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses

1

deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape

1

old tree

1

euphoric face (from taking drugs)

1

engraver; carver; sculptor

1

avant-garde art

1

who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one

2

male Buddhist novice

1

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

1

bright; intelligent

1

damn it

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

2

pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!

1

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

1

coward

2

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

2

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

1

pose (in kabuki); posture

1