jpdb beta

arrival

4

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

4

live-in (e.g. job)

1

plump

5

account book; register; ledger

1

public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

1

salty sea breeze; salt wind

2

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

repair; mending

1

eavesdropping; tapping

4

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

3

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

self-introduction

1

person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

2

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

4

uncontrollable; irrepressible

1

sexual urge

1

attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

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

1

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

2

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

3

separate; respective

2

afterwards

1

newly-wed; newly married

1

stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

1

administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

1

talking about (behind one's back); backbiting

1

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

1

cow shed; cattle barn

3

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

3

brush

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

2

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

5

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

bucket; pail

4

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

3

rhythmical; well-paced

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

5

each; every

4

pride; boast

4

freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted

1

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied

1

thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency

1