jpdb beta

modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

orange juice

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

2

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

3

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

3

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

5

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

3

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

1

trachea; windpipe

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

2

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

2

inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive

1

adult; grown-up

10

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

5

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

3

expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

4

to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up

4

too much; excessive; too

2

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

vehement objection; bitter opposition

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

3

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

5

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

precisely because

3

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

8

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

scarce; rare

1

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

4

rain shower

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

2

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

4

please (give me); please (do for me)

8

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

to lose consciousness

1

nursing; looking after

1

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

2

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

5

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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