jpdb beta

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

1

wave; ups and downs

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

to get in touch with

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

3

lack of relation (to); independence (of)

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

3

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

optimistic

1

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

3

to shed tears

2

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

2

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

2

to (do) like this

4

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

half-eaten

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

2

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

to wipe; to dry

1

emotional instability

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

2

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

2

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

in addition; besides

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

to be punctual

1

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

4

careless; carefree

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

2

factor; factor; divisor

2

relation; connection; relevance

1

stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench

1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

2

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

4