jpdb beta

to chase; to run after; to pursue

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bare hand; empty hand

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to smash up; to defeat crushingly

2

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

to enjoy (oneself)

3

(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel

1

several animals

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twitching

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

half-dead

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

palm (of one's hand)

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

4

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

8

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

2

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

1

all things; all creation

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

they

2

fireplace; hearth; stove

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style

1

figure; shape; graphic

2

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

1

at any rate; anyhow

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

7

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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