jpdb beta

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

2

abatement; reduction

1

formal marriage interview

2

each other; one another

11

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

4

to move forward; to move on

4

brisk; lively; energetic

1

side stepping; sidling

1

to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

3

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

13

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

5

this, that and the other; this and that

4

to take time

7

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

4

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

7

darkish; dusky

2

impulse; impetus; urge

11

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

peripheral nerves

2

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

2

curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

2

to carry in; to bring in

7

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

2

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

4

soldier; combatant; warrior

37

full name

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

25

poet

2

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

52

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

6

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

6

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

8

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

7

to correct oneself; to restate

5

beta

48

endorphin

1

junkie

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

7

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

3

four people

1