jpdb beta

accomplice; cohort

2

town girl; girl raised in a town

2

to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

1

self-service; self-

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint

1

I give up

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

3

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

close to the ear

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

2

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

to argue vehemently

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

5

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

3

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

molars; back teeth

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

2

soft voice

1

ten to one; nine cases out of ten

1

to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

2

Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

2

direct hit

1

going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

2

half-crying; being on the verge of crying

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

2

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

3

to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

further; above; anymore

2

you

4

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1