jpdb beta

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

4

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

refrain

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

2

apology

4

body blow (e.g. boxing)

1

short sleeves

1

just managing; with great difficulty

2

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to meet face-to-face

1

dependence; reliance

3

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

3

pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

few days

3

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

root of a tooth; fang

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

indescribable; having no way to express

1

even if I told you

1

to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

2

about this time

1

to love

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

3

final; eventual; ultimate

1

drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole

1

faucet; tap

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1