jpdb beta

to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel

1

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

killer; murderer

2

dependency; appanage

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

3

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

fieldwork

1

desk work

1

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

2

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

1

swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour

1

completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

1

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running

1

program (e.g. TV); programme

2

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)

2

coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

5

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

2

hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)

2

to grow taller (of people)

4

leftovers (esp. food); remnants

1

mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus

1

frostbite; chilblains

1

cleaning; scrubbing

1

daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice

1

literary

3

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

2

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

2

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

4

trouble; bother

1

leaving (it) to others

2

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to pinch; to nip

1

leftover food; leftovers; food scraps

1

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother

3

folding fan

1

close to the ear

2

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

2

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

4

seeing; looking at

2

criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay

3

high rating; good reputation

1

publication

3

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

7

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

2

over-fond parent; doting parent

7

desire to protect

1