jpdb beta

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

death from cold; freezing to death

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

2

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect

1

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

mentally strong; strong-willed

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

(one acting as a) foster parent

2

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

relative; relation; kin

2

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

distant look; faraway look

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

to have a rumor circulating

1

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

3

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

5

at first; initially; in the beginning

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child

1

acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

10

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

2

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

4

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

1

usual; ordinary

1

curse; malediction; hex

4

that's so, however ...

1