jpdb beta

guard; security guard; security officer

2

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

2

neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

2

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

3

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

4

bye; see you later

1

to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

2

cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

2

after a short pause

2

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

2

to sit on a seat

4

despite appearances

3

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2

to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations

2

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

3

staying up all night

3

falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep

1

in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

5

being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

1

to fall prostrate

5

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

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

3

criminal case

1

truancy; absence without leave

3

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

difficult to speak about

3

cancellation; suspension

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

physical strength

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)

1

mwahaha; giggle; cackle

1

sugar

5

milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

1

pale; pallid

4

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

cease-fire; truce; armistice

8

being startled; getting a shock

1

to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language

6

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

1

landowner; landlord; landlady

1

administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

3

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

3