jpdb beta

absence; disregard; indifference

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

1

violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

1

good-quality; superior in quality

1

incense

4

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

3

to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

4

being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

6

commoner; plebeian

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

1

pet; trumpet

1

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

mysterious

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

2

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

residence

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

4

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

2

powerful

2

place name; toponym

1

notice; attention; observation

2

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

4

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

4

maidservant

1

falsehood; lie

2

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

3