jpdb beta

under blazing sun

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

in addition to this

2

damp; moist (negative nuance)

2

to be sweaty

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

throughout the body

4

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

7

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

5

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

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

2

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

2

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

4

to get dry

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

7

quickly; swishing; whooshing

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

to hold in one's mouth

1

feeling of food or drink going down one's throat

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

2

salty-sweet

2

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

2

to break; to smash

1

seal

1

in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)

1

breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze

1

to run through; to run past

1

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

2

the two; both

3

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

1

shade of tree; bower

1

nap; siesta

1

up in a tree; in the trees

1

noise; din

2

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

to blow through; to blow across

3