jpdb beta

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

5

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

5

belatedly; tardily

1

first-rate; finest quality; the best

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

4

jewelry; jewellery

6

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

2

portrait

1

reference; consultation

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

6

please; somehow or other; one way or another

10

most of all; extremely; supremely

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

11

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

younger brother and sister

6

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

3

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

4

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

6

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1

continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

5

with one's own hands

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

6

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1

embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed

2

to hold something reverently with both hands

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

again; once more; a second time

4

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

7

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

19

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

6

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

6

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

4

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

3

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

concealment

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1