jpdb beta

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

4

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

16

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

of tender years; very young

1

acting; performance

17

suitable post or role

1

seems; I guess

63

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

2

personnel selection

1

superior; better

1

alternate plan

2

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

13

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

8

in front of a station

9

appointment

6

very; much; greatly; a lot of

2

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

11

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

gossip; idle talk; chat

2

grim face; angry look

3

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

breast; chest

6

big arm; brawny arm

2

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

5

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

25

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

25

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

5

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

6

damn kids

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

2

corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

2

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

1

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

4

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

3

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

24

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

5

to be deep in talk

3

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

5

go home; get out

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

2

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

7

superior; excellent; fine

2

customer; client; patron

2

flour; meal; powder; dust

11

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

3

near; close; beside; third person

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