jpdb beta

forehead; brow

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

reflexive; reflecting

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

7

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

10

most; extremely

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

soloist

1

technical; practical

5

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

2

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

3

(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

2

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

4

suddenly; all of a sudden

5

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

3

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

4

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

perfect; complete

8

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

East Coast

5

the third

8

(musical) movement

12

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

with hushed footsteps

1

source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin

1

foldable; collapsible

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

5

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

to pick up; to pick out

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

to understand; to make out

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

fixtures; furnishings; equipment

1

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

high-class item

1

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

2

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1