jpdb beta

dog

1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

1

tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief

1

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

1

instinct

2

to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

9

(as alike as) two peas in a pod

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

posture; stance

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

1

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1

tall figure; high stature

3

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

3

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

tombstone; gravestone

1

wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

1

stray dog

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

1

to pay respect (to)

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

choice; preference

1

16; sixteen

1

lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times

1

engagement; battle

2

a few hours

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

3

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

5

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

3

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

ultramarine colour (color)

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

1

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

1

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

3

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune

2

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

3

to grow in clusters

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1