jpdb beta

high-handed; oppressive

2

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

military shoes; combat boots

8

heavy weapons

2

body armor; body armour

1

fully armed; armed to the teeth

2

middle-aged man; uncle

2

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

5

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

5

to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

6

gills; branchia; angle of the mandible; gonial angle

1

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

11

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

5

Mutter

7

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

stomach

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

2

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

2

from head to toe

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

8

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

4

freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes

2

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

2

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

4

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

1

dessert; desert

2

owner

6

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

12

carotid artery

4

to scoop up; to dip up

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

8

comparison

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

sense of balance

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

2

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

2

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

1

desperate effort

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

3

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

to be of no importance

2

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

5

shyness; bashfulness; shame

2