jpdb beta

summer cloud; summer clouds

1

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

1

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

1

lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy

3

regulation; control

5

I told you so; you see that?

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

5

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

2

immediately; promptly

2

malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

day after day; every day

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

prisoner exchange

1

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

return; welcome home

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

1

double effort

2

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

2

grandpa; granddad

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

3

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

1

distant look; faraway look

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

4

to drop one's shoulders

1

blazing heat; scorching sun

1

hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills

3

long-awaited; much-awaited

2

small scale

2

north-northeast; north-north-east

1