jpdb beta

to laugh away; to laugh off

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

4

to stop walking; to pause

5

to redeem (from sin); to save

4

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

6

to shake one's head

10

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

to arrive home; to return

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

big problem

3

next morning

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

4

dean

8

parking violation

5

ticket

3

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

I told you so

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

grey; gray; ashen

12

robe

5

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

2

you (plural)

4

what do you want?; can I help you?

5

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

4

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

4

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

2

perfect; complete; flawless

3

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

2

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

3

offense and defense; offence and defence

2

several times; several degrees

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

1

perception; sensing; noticing

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

1

to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

2

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

3

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

4

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2