jpdb beta

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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ten; 10; ten years of age

2

stealthily; secretly

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

5

door; doorway

3

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

2

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

3

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

2

to pinch; to nip

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

4

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

8

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

3

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

8

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

2

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

wariness

2

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

9

housebreaker; burglar

1

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

3

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

9

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

3

suspicious character (person, figure)

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

3

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

2

cheek rouge; blusher; blush

1

shivering; trembling

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

guilt; culpability

1

judge; judiciary

3

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

in addition; besides

9

manner; style

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

2

jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket

4

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

1

speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector

4

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

bright red; bright

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

2

lower lip

2

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)

6

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

4

to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

2

these

6

same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

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