jpdb beta

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

16

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

ego; self; ego

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

8

to sit (down)

3

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

3

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

smoothly; swiftly

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

2

to come to one's senses; to calm down

3

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

4

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

3

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

3

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

6

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

3

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

2

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

2

to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)

2

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

9

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

4

meaning; called; said

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

6

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

murder; murderer

1

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

2

perfect circle; cute

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

6

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

1

pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

indicates question

15

brains; brain tissue

1

syrup

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

5

wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

2

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

2

even though; despite; when

3

in succession; one after another

1