jpdb beta

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

4

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

4

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

7

light; easy; non-serious; minor

5

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

2

accomplice; cohort

2

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

2

to speak; to hear a voice

1

light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch

6

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

to wrap up

3

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

3

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

3

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

3

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

4

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

nightmare; bad dream

11

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

6

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

7

to join hands (with)

2

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

2

simply (cannot)

1

second-year student; biennial

1

steam whistle

1

adult; grown-up

2

running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

4

older sister; elder sister

1

outward appearance

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

5

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

3

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating

1

reproachfully

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

to gaze long at

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

3