jpdb beta

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

3

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

2

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

mood

1

preference; priority; precedence

1

profound; deep

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

teary eyes

1

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

2

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

7

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

3

hesitantly; timidly; diffidently

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

to knead; to turn

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

10

ticklish; embarrassing

1

upturned eyes

2

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

Monday

3

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

difficult to speak about

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

6

maybe; could be; might

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

4

one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

4

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

7

case; situation

3

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

7

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

1

way of calling

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

2

school building; schoolhouse

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

3

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

hand; hands

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2