jpdb beta

to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

1

acting; performance

4

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

6

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

acquaintance

2

extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

2

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

2

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

2

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

3

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

town girl; girl raised in a town

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

5

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

3

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

to knead well; to polish; to refine

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

angry face (countenance)

1

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

3

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

to thrust away; to send flying

2

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

to be common

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage

2

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

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

1

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

2

occurrence; happening; incident; event

2

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

4

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

3

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

8

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

trick; act

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate

2