jpdb beta

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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we; us; I; me

1

older sister; elder sister

1

wise person; sage

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

you (plural)

2

use of force

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

1

careless; carefree

1

to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

1

to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

rarely; seldom

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

2

opinion; view; comment

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

to make one's rounds; to patrol

2

foodstuff; groceries

1

clothes; clothing; garments

1

to look around; to tour

1

private house

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

5

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

historic; historical

1

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

last days; the end; one's fate

1

dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

1

wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

large crowd; mass of people

1

cart; wagon

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

east, west, south and north

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

within; inside of; less than

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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