jpdb beta

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

5

Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree

1

medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment

1

(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

1

great joy; delight; jubilation

1

gateball (mallet sport similar to croquet)

1

to exchange greetings

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

2

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

3

enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across

1

researcher; student (of)

1

Devon (UK)

1

to think of; to come up with

3

law-like nature; regularity

1

evil desire

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

to be popular

3

playmate; playfellow

3

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

3

to begin purchasing; to purchase

1

food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

2

to be the case that

15

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

13

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

5

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

8

a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

5

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

4

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

10

main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

4

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

kitten; small cat

8

cat food

1

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

3

important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

4

article; item; thing; goods; wares

4

shortest

1

literal translation; direct translation

3

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

palpation

1

weaning period

1

lactose; milk sugar

1

disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

4

enzyme

1

large quantity; large amount

1

insufficient study

2

actually; really

9

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

1