jpdb beta

I; me

6

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

expert(ise); skill; dexterity

2

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

half-eaten

1

numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

1

hospitalization; hospitalisation

1

sick person; patient; invalid

2

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

moderation; self-restraint; temperance

1

learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience

1

zenith; vertex

1

one's financial standing

1

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 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

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

2

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

4

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

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

1

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

the two; both

3

nap; siesta

1

noise; din

2