jpdb beta

gesture; charades (game)

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

6

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

3

Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

6

as (somebody) says

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condition; situation; prospects

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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to throw into

2

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

gather (dressmaking)

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

2

cask; barrel

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

to sell at a high price

2

to sell

2

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

2

very young; little; childish; immature

1

alarm

1

to cry and shout; to scream

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

old hag; old woman; old bat

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

low class; poor quality

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants

2

to love

2

aha!; yes sir

2

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

to let out a cry; to break forth

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

3

cloudy sky; overcast sky

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

5

grief; lamentation

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

2

late at night

2

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

1

reference book

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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