jpdb beta

directivity; directionality; intentionality

2

slow; slow motion

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

acceleration; speeding up

2

point-blank range

1

fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

1

just kidding; Not!

1

antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit

3

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

2

fumbling; groping

1

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

1

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

shortest distance (to)

1

baby; infant

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

right foot; right leg

2

dull sound; muffled sound

1

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

1

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

the opposite sex; isomerism

1

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows

1

usefulness

1

to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy

3

tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

1

this sort of; this type of

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

3

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

silver (color, colour)

1

cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)

1

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

1

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1