jpdb beta

sending; forwarding; shipping

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

1

Far East

4

island country

1

(political) administration; political power

2

establishment; settlement

1

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

1

unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

1

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

3

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

feel; touch

1

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

1

rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist

1

ego; self; ego

2

highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

1

value judgement; value judgment

2

supremacy

1

white (complexion); fair-skinned

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

2

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

4

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

2

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

5

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

1

to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

2

to face on; to look out on to

2

bay window

2

to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)

2

costume; dress; attire

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

androgynous; gender-neutral

1

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

ninja

1