jpdb beta

sobbing; weeping; whimpering

1

school life

1

police; police officer; police station

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

two weeks; fortnight

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

7

to drop one's shoulders

1

vague; obscure; vast; boundless

1

I; me

7

to lend (e.g. money)

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

5

reflexes

5

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

forearm

3

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

18

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

bone fracture

1

how long; how far; how much

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

3

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

3

practice; practising; training; study

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

three people

3

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

4

sandpit; sandbox

2

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

this much; this amount

2

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

17; seventeen

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

to make eye contact

2

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1