jpdb beta

breaking off; snapping off

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beforehand; in advance; previously

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

2

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

camber

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

to become brilliant; to become cheerful

1

aunt

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

2

to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

4

mother and daughter

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

changing schools

1

slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense

1

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

1

prayer; supplication

1

tradition; legend

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

body; group; party; company; troupe

1

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

comb

1

snivel; nasal mucus; snot

1

maximum

1

tissue; facial tissue

1

to blow one's nose

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

2

the whole day; all the day

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

at someone's (something's) mercy

1

to sniff; to smell

1

solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

showy; ostentatious

1

to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

extremely; highly

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

2

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate

1

absurd; unreasonable

1