jpdb beta

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

3

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

this sort of

1

to discover; to find

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant

1

normally; habitually

2

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

2

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail

1

to wipe; to dry

1

illness

1

molars; back teeth

1

periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss

1

obese body; corpulent physique

1

athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

best in the world

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

slap; smack; spanking

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

suspension bridge; rope bridge

2

rope

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

1

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

5

impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

snake; serpent; large snake

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

3

to make tea

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

1

deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)

1

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

hills and fields; hill and dale

1

festival; feast; carnival

3

hiking

1