jpdb beta

with a start; with a jump

1

penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

2

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

8

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

1

too much; excessively; too

14

deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction

16

summer solstice

3

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

4

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

slightly early; just before

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

2

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

5

to find fault with

1

subtracting points; points deducted

1

extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings

1

time one returns home

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

2

to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

abstract

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

3

cast (of a play)

3

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

2

male part or role

1

coat; coating

2

written invitation

8

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

2

wheat bran

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

best member

1

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

8

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

5

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

7

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

action of making something; -ification

2

cooperation; collaboration

4

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

1

routine tasks or duties

1

to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud

1