jpdb beta

holiday; day off

3

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

4

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

16

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

8

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

3

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

1

tiny; little; wee

7

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

6

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

5

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

17

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

8

misunderstanding

4

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

4

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

7

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

1

what

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

16

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

6

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

4

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

28

really; truly

6

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

4

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

special seat; box seat

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

7

twig; spray

3

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

3

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

to make tea

2

tasting; sampling

1

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

1

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

alone; by oneself; on one's own

4

extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

3

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

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

1

to be the case that

3

to take someone's hand

3

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

4

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

7