jpdb beta

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

4

instantly; resolutely

1

doing as one is told; yes-man

2

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

3

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

3

stray dog

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

2

exact; precise

4

percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece

1

one eye; one of one's eyes

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

2

Fay; Faye; Fey

4

existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

6

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

looking on; remaining a spectator

3

or; or else

9

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

1

tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

3

chief priest

1

lawn; grass

1

smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

4

beside; nearby

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

9

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

2

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

15

net; netting; web

2

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

2

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

2

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

half-nakedness

10

is that so?

3

user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

1

easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent

1

weak person; the weak

1

to defeat

5

reception

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

going to India

1

metaphor

1

subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)

1

phantom; vision; illusion

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

pump-priming; rousing; stimulation

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

2