jpdb beta

barely; scraping by

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

1

dirt cheap; very cheap

1

trash; junk; garbage; worthless product

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear

1

plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

hidden path

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

3

going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

1

price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

2

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

3

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

5

to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable

1

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

1

thin skin

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

2

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

1

(Catholic) nun; sister

1

to push back

2

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

1

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

2

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

unhappy; sad; gloomy

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

4

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

1

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

in two equal parts

1

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

to examine; to check; to inspect

2

to become pregnant

1

back cover

1

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

4

handling; manipulation

2

gentle; mild; meek; tender

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

for the first time in one's life

4

clear; pure; noble

1

being ...

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