jpdb beta

waiting in vain

1

to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away

1

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

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

brand; mark

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

1

freedom; liberty

1

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

2

sixth day of the month; six days

1

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

mathematics; arithmetic

1

handkerchief

14

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

Christmas

1

to look forward to something

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

always; at any time

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

oneself; myself

1

night sky

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

2

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

jeans; denim; jean

1

breakfast

1

toast

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

hey!; hey!

3

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

2

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

1

most; extremely

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

1

calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

1

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1