jpdb beta

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

surrounding at a distance

2

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

beverage; drink

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

1

lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront

1

to make an appearance; to show up

2

you (plural); all of you; you all

2

foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

leader; leading figure

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

2

affable; sociable; friendly

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

3

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

we

5

(doing) together

1

I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

10

heights

62

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

5

huff; heave-ho

1

small talk; chat; gossip

2

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

4

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

9

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

easy-to-understand

1

now; nowadays

2

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

5

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

2

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

7

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

2

path of retreat

1

to ambush

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent

1

you (plural)

7

black clothes

15

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

right eye

4

eyepatch; eye bandage

2