jpdb beta

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

4

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

5

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

gasping

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

2

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

3

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

2

eardrum; tympanic membrane

3

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

5

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

2

to be needed; to be wanted

3

to rise; to erect; to get up

2

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

alcohol; sake

3

paper bag

1

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

brandy

1

small bottle

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

2

simple; plain

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

in addition; besides

5

one week

1

newspaper

2

one's home; one's house

2

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

unexpected; surprising

2

social awareness (e.g. in fiction)

1

diary; journal

3

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

1

exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)

2

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

4

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

3

had better ...; had better not ...

4

purgatory

1

spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

3

to become pale; to turn pale

2

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

6

Guernica (Spain)

11

educational institution; school; academy; campus

6