jpdb beta

bud; sprout

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

2

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

1

finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

3

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

sigh

2

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

1

embarrassed; ashamed

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

4

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

2

contest; comparison; competition

1

bitch; shameless woman

1

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

3

the sound of waves

2

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

to fade; to become dim

2

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)

3

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

3

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

to stop walking; to pause

2

curt; blunt; point-blank

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

2

to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

2

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about

1

to be; to come; to go

6

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

1

loafing; indolent; lazy; hey

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

2

diversion; pastime

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)

1

your body; your health; yourself; you

3

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

riverbank; riverside

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

3