jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

6

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

4

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

1

seeking after truth

1

rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist

1

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

1

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

1

to call a person's attention (to)

1

to come back; to return

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

1

aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

1

to return; to come back

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

6

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

1

not limited to; not just ...

3

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

to get dry

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

2

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

5

slug

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

to crack jokes

1

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

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

acquaintance

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

to sharpen one's claws

1

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

2

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

3

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

2

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

2

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

1

to change direction

1