jpdb beta

to fight with swords; to cross swords

1

(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

1

to have an uneasy conscience

2

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

3

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

earthworm

1

to be dead; to be lifeless

1

feel sick; feel unwell

1

to pinch; to nip

3

to (do) like this

2

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

2

rice planting

1

raining; downpour

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

3

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

mole; lentigo; beauty spot

7

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

temporary truce; ceasefire

1

moment; brief space of time

4

edge of a street

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

3

sign; signal; cue

2

teary eyes

1

payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

12

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

grateful; indebted

2

honest; steady

1

that's so, however ...

1

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

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

shore; bank (of a body of water)

1

few days

4

heavy rain

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

3

landslide

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

2

wounded person; injured person

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

2

simply (cannot)

1