jpdb beta

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

2

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

5

to drag in; to pull in

1

nimble; quick; agile

4

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

4

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

1

to be reduced to ...

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

4

to sit down; to take a seat

2

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

4

shame; disgrace; raping; rape

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

to bind up; to tie up

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

5

once more; again

3

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

6

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

8

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

2

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

to half-rise to one's feet

2

sigh

2

mixed; mingled

5

(body) weight

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

2

groan; moan; moaning

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

reflexive; reflecting

1

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

1

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

2

to tumble down; to roll down

2

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

to hesitate to say

1

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

sleepiness; drowsiness

2

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

10

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

1

too much; excessively; too

3