jpdb beta

timid; faint of heart

1

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

certainly; surely

1

finger flick to the forehead

2

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

severe attack; hard blow

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

1

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

2

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

1

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia

1

to give rein to (imagination)

1

criminal; culprit

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

glass window

1

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

1

play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)

1

special training; intensive training; crash course

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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

3

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

1

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

1

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

1

guardrail

1

roadway; road; carriageway

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

1

to run through; to run past

1

shopping bag

1

bicycle; bike

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

suited figure; person in a suit

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

working adult; full-fledged member of society

1