jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often

1

money and goods

4

to snatch; to steal

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

2

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

2

implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

2

grey moustache; white beard

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

3

goods; article; thing

2

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

moderate

1

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

4

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

1

it seems that; as if

1

much the same

1

theft; robbery

1

intimidation; threat; bluster

1

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

5

bitter

2

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

5

to lie face-down

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

7

cushion

1

burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

1

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

strange voice

1

flight; desertion; escape

3

bed-wetting

1

(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

1

how; in what way; I wonder

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

2

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

1

breakfast

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

2

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

street stall; stand; booth

2