jpdb beta

puppet; marionette

2

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

9

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

3

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

2

to act; to take action

1

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

2

point of departure; initial point; starting point

1

fan form; fan shape

1

mountain-side

1

royal castle; imperial castle

9

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

solid; strong; firm

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

day before yesterday

2

to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

1

tea party

5

intrusion; forced entry

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

lady; ready

1

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

2

to strangle; to constrict

1

well; now; then

2

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

(one's) seated posture

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

general; popular; common; typical

3

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

1

courteous; decorous; polite

2

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

4

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

handsome

1

eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

1

on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton

1

to bite off

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled

2

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

1

eyelashes

2

shower; passing rain

2

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

4

frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

2

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

rainy

2

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1