jpdb beta

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

7

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

7

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

4

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

3

late at night; at a late hour

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

8

to mow; to reap; to harvest

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

one's own child; one's own children

4

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

2

elder sister; effeminate man

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

3

normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever

4

sentry; guard

2

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

4

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

4

to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

1

to run up to

2

good night

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

2

down (feather) quilt

4

very deeply

1

competitor; rival

3

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

5

person of character

1

to bear; to endure

6

head; brains; intellect; understanding

3

morality; moral principles

1

to crimp; to join together; to swage; to calk; to caulk

6

immorality; iniquity; impropriety

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

3

blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

1

instinct

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

powerful; strong

1

herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

17

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

4

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

4

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

3