jpdb beta

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

4

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency

1

not caring; not giving a damn

3

precisely because

8

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

7

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

8

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

1

to tell a lie; to fib

4

don't you think?; indicates question

22

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

roadside; wayside

2

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

10

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

5

man; male; masculine gender

12

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

2

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

3

plump

2

unseasonable; out-of-season

1

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

1

hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

3

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

to run up to; to rush over

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

10

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

7

present; gift

5

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

12

please (give me); please (do for me)

13

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

3

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

3

resentment; indignation; anger

3

to twine around

1

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

to be the case that

4

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

1

return; coming back

1

in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

1

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

10