jpdb beta

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

2

nutrition; nourishment

4

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

4

fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

to fall prostrate

1

period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty

1

comfortable; carefree

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

3

I've got to be going; I must go

1

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

1

belief; faith; conviction

1

love; affection

3

to become bloodshot

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

2

oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

reddish brown

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

2

to rock; to shake; to swing

2

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

sports ground; sports oval

3

evening sun; setting sun

1

to cast a shadow

1

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

1

swing; trapeze

1

parent and child

1

to wave one's hand

5

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

several steps

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

since then

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

6

to shrug one's shoulders

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

email address

1

name; given name; first name

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