jpdb beta

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

2

to open one's eyes wide

1

glaring at; lording over

1

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

1

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

2

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up

1

reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with

1

artifice; intrigue

1

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

1

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

2

cry; crying voice

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

1

to be silent; to say nothing

2

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

3

asceticism

1

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

1

commanding officer

1

front (in battle)

1

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

to pretend

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

wink

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

to succeed as planned; to carry through; to accomplish

1

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

2

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

1

cabinet minister

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

insubordination; outlawry

2

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

1

property; fortune; assets

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

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