jpdb beta

glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser

1

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

2

parent bird

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

1

to pair with; to pair up; to pair off

1

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

1

patriarch; family head

1

betrothal money

1

caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

2

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

to cut the Gordian knot

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

(the extent of) one's vocabulary

1

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

2

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

2

one's family; family member

1

child's tear-stained face

1

dress; outfit

1

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

2

delivery of goods

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused

1

means of communication

1

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

2

eagle (Accipitridae family)

2

if is not; if are not

2

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

1

chick; baby bird

1

unbalanced diet

2

realistic; pragmatic

2

emphasizes direct object of action

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

2

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

3

obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview

1

remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively

1

unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever

1

something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous

1

mother

3

relationship; relation

4

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

1

dying young; early death

1

contact address

1

forced laugh; forced smile

1

to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases

1

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

they (females); them

1

recreation; diversion; relaxation

3

black tea

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