jpdb beta

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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paintbrush

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

3

canvas

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

6

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

feel (of a material); texture

1

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

1

portrait

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appetite (for food)

2

cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition

1

well; now; then

3

harassment; pestering

1

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

1

to turn towards; to point

5

empty stomach; hunger

1

spice

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expression; phraseology

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

to shake off

2

still (continuing); as ever; further

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

6

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

1

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

8

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

empty; vacant; hollow

4

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

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

2

handmade

3

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

22

to rank next to; to come after

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

5

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

wedded life; married life

1

one's store of patience

1

pay envelope

1

one's mother

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meaning; called; said

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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glove; mitten; mitt

3

drawstring pouch

1

to attract someone with food

3

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

5

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

2

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1