jpdb beta

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

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butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

smile

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

frown; scowl; grimace

3

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

2

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

4

very loose; slowly; leisurely

3

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

huh?; what's up?

6

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

2

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to increase; to multiply

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

4

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

teary eyes

6

feelings of guilt

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

5

preface; introduction; preamble

1

younger sister

7

front; frontage; facade; main

3

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

personnel selection

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes

2

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

4

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

9

passage in a discourse; one section; one scene

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

3

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

4

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

desperately; for one's dear life

3

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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