jpdb beta

small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

power; authority; influence

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

3

to talk nonsense

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

be; is

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

4

(not) a soul; (not) a single person

1

war damage

1

ash; embers; complete destruction

1

to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

1

to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

1

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

5

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

1

idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase

1

chimes; toll of a bell

7

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

118

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

without

2

to soak into; to permeate

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

oversleeping; late riser

1

to announce the time

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

5

question; inquiry; enquiry

7

baton (of command); order; command; direction

3

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

4

stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

3

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

3

without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

1

sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase

1

livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

4

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

to shake off

1

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

proud; having a prominent nose

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

2