jpdb beta

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

if possible

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

6

logical

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

3

anything and everything; just about everything

1

Vivier

4

to be based in (a place)

2

class

3

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

7

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

1

wolf

1

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice

1

intermediate level

2

around the world; throughout the world

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

2

Iris

26

to look around; to tour

1

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

1

surname; family name; last name

2

older brother and younger sister

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

9

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

entertainment; amusement; fun

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

how; in what way

3

marriage

2

approach; approach shot

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

3

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

10

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup

1

barrage of questions

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1