jpdb beta

nod; inclination of the head

2

ad lib; ad-lib

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

6

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

3

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

10

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

2

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

30

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

1

this area; around here

1

as a child; when one was a child

1

combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

6

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

5

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

8

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

13

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

rather than

12

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

short way; shortcut

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

2

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

19

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

2

to some extent; to a certain extent

4

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

6

now; come (now); well

4

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

4

rhythm

3

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

3

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

4

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

3

this for sure; certainly is

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

4

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

1

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

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1