jpdb beta

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

3

battle; fight; combat

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

2

nose

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

3

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

how long; how far; how much

1

time passes

1

how long; how much; to what extent

2

to look around; to survey

3

fireplace; hearth; stove

2

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

2

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

4

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

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

2

posture; stance

2

to bind up; to tie up

4

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

11

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

carpet; rug; runner

2

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

2

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

2

say; well; um; er

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

death from cold; freezing to death

1

verbal message; word (from someone)

1

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

7

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

2

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

5

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

advice; warning

1

to act; to take action

2

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

5

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

injury; harm; danger

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1