jpdb beta

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

3

apologetic

1

to duck one's head

1

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

5

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

12

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

to shrug one's shoulders

3

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

8

surely; certainly

15

to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

53

things depend on how you look at them

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

3

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

3

to make a start

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

4

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

4

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

12

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

2

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

6

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

3

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

2

cheek

3

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

1

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

2

than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

36

(some) more; even more; longer; further

33

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

52

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

3

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

13

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

3

finger; toe; digit

11

to fiddle with; to monkey around with

1

we

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

46

one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

24

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

21

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

6

feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

1

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

166

again; once more; a second time

6

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

4

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

12

urban areas; the streets; town; city

12

old town; old part of a city

21