jpdb beta

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

foam; bubble; nothing

3

washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

2

black tea

4

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

maximum permissible level or dosage

2

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

extreme; extremity

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

tooth

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

2

hard biscuits; hardtack

2

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

direct

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

1

top part; surface

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

4

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

one who knows little often repeats it

1

this much; this amount

4

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

2

means; is; as for

2

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

ostentation; display

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

3

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

23

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

3

way; method; means; resource; course

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

to grumble; to make difficulties

1

best in the world

3

to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

hell

1

exception

2