jpdb beta

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

3

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level

1

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

2

sloshingly; swishingly

2

to shove in; to push in; to force in

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

2

to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to

1

entry; going into; approach

2

to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into

3

having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

2

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

3

sadistic

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

4

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

2

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

5

floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly

4

to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep

1

to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

1

frank; candid; frankfurter; frank

1

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

1

to push (something) against

2

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

7

journal; log

2

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

5

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

1

to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot

1

head start; initiative; preemption

2

trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly

1

school term; semester

5

be; is

2

yuck; vomit; vomiting

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

4

subordinate person

1

queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

1

sheet of dried sardines

1

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub

2

imitation crab meat; crab sticks

1

riverside fish market

2

deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

2