jpdb beta

short-term

2

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

heavy drinker

2

relative; relation; kin

4

night watch; fire watchman

5

cold resistance

1

higher rank; better position

2

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

2

adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)

1

privilege; special right

2

paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

3

to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

2

mountain road; mountain trail

6

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

6

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

4

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

5

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

2

cartwheel

2

ninja art of water-escape

2

with a splash; with a splosh

1

(ninja art of) escaping using fire or smoke

2

cuff; armhole

4

scale; wing scale

3

gaff

1

languidly; loosely

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

3

rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist

1

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

2

valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot

2

guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover

4

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

3

musclehead; person obsessed with building muscle

1

paying one's own way

2

stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

1

wounded; injured

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

scolding

3

dirt cheap; very cheap

1

going through great pains in vain

1

inattention; distraction; mind-wandering

2

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

3

flower garden

1

straw

2

(in) one's absence

1

poisonous spine; venomous spine

3

film; membrane

4