jpdb beta

to get strong; to gain strength

1

to take over; to hand over

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

2

nowadays; recently

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

2

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

as you can imagine; as you might guess

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to survive; to live long

4

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

3

pious; devout

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

2

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)

2

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

2

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

to save face; to keep face; to not lose face

1

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

best; ideal; perfect

1

to pay a tax

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

page

2

manly

1

stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

2

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

Catilina

36

Rucci

5

diary; journal

12

feelings of guilt

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward

1

soon; in the near future

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2

to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

1

pond

2

as you are aware; as you know

1

then; if so; if

2

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

2