jpdb beta

down to earth; reasonable

1

stoutness; corpulence

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

presence; dignity

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

13

cigar

2

to hold in one's mouth

3

(finger) ring

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

8

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

4

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

3

gang; gangster

3

boss; chief; head

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

32

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

11

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

that kind; competition; match

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

6

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

16

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

5

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

28

chief executive officer; CEO

1

half a year; six months

2

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

you; dear; honey

25

sudden death

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

12

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

5

sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing

3

sea bird

3

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

beak; bill

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

5

fish

7

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

1

silver (color, colour)

33

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

46

meritorious war service

1

to extol; to give praise

3

trophy

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

10

until now; so far; up to the present

1

rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

1

stillness and motion

1

life and death

1

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

8