jpdb beta

wave; ups and downs

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

1

before long; even now

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

3

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

one's days and nights being reversed

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

10

irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

moment; brief space of time

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

3

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

bus

1

train; electric train

3

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

1

strap (to hang onto)

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

to hold; to maintain

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

1

blood congestion; -stasis

1

outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

2

languid; listless

1

throat; singing voice

7

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

urge to urinate

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

torture

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

hanging upside down

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

2

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

2

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

1

to stand stock still

3

physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless

1

one thing

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

3

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

1

postoperative; after surgery

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1