jpdb beta

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

4

to put in tune

1

you

4

certainly; surely; definitely

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

2

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

2

to exaggerate

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

9

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

a day or two

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

2

to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

2

hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

3

to overdo; to do too much

3

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

6

with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)

1

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

2

to oversleep

1

to change; to replace

1

stupid; silly

1

jumping to a wrong conclusion

1

producer; grower; maker; manufacturer

1

seller; vendor

1

unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very

1

desperate

1

fair copy; clean copy

2

misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

2

to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

2

I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story

1

room; apartment; flat

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

carnivore

1

search

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

Campbell

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as if to say; as though

1

thus

1

after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

1

all nighter; sleepless night

1