jpdb beta

four

2

government office; agency; board

1

dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

3

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

tin plate

3

to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel

2

junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point

1

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

nameless; anonymous; without name

3

stray dog; ownerless dog

2

sandbag; gizzard

3

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

4

shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency

1

cholera

3

sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet

1

coefficient of friction

1

Salkow

1

spiral

1

three; 3

3

hygienic; sanitary

2

public bathhouse

1

homosexual (person); gay person

1

the poor; the needy; the destitute

1

liberal

1

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

1

mental training

1

routine; routine duties; routine work; routine

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

2

grain-producing region

1

to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

1

irrigation

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

1

being discriminated against; suffering discrimination; being a victim of discrimination

2

propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)

1

mental image; mental picture; image

1

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

2

having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

1

dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

6

to crowd together

1

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

2

dilute; rare; Greece

1

cat

1

elementary

1

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

stickily; relentlessly

2

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

1

tone

5

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

1