jpdb beta

reason; pretext; motive

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

1

without

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

6

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

booster

4

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

1

temple (side of head)

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

film; membrane

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

2

plural; multiple; several

1

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

1

inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

2

square; rectangular

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

flight; flying; soaring

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

2

straight line

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

manyfold

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

with a thump; floppingly

1

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

1

vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)

3

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

2