jpdb beta

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

2

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

3

to rust; to become rusty

1

otherwise; or else; if not

4

make; workmanship; preparation

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

to bring back; to restore

2

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

2

shower room

1

bath towel

4

servant; menial

2

approximate age

1

(one's) 20s; twenties

1

younger; junior

1

quietly; slowly; gracefully

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract

1

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

2

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

others; other people

2

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

1

playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean

1

toy

1

to be in focus; to come into focus

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

2

human rights; civil liberties

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

1

to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time

4

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

employee; servant

4

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

1

spectator; audience

1

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1