jpdb beta

teatime; tea break; coffee break

1

to get dressed up; to treat oneself

1

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)

1

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

1

unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

1

chuckle; giggle

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

3

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

3

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

angle

2

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

stomach; dietary needs

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

time passes

1

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

2

one third; a third part

1

collarbone; clavicle

2

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

2

sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)

1

drool

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

to swarm; to gather

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

1

to drop; to let fall; to omit

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

6

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

1

beak; bill

2

flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

2

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

4

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1