jpdb beta

picking up trash; collecting garbage

2

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

2

little girl

2

street corner

1

whirlwind

2

half-eaten

1

Bremen

1

band

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

2

briskly with small steps; trotting

2

for one thing ...

2

to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

2

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

3

gust of wind

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

2

present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)

4

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

one's frame of mind; way one looks at things

1

price hike; mark-up

1

impact of publicity or propaganda

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

3

premium; premiere

1

companion

1

free ride (e.g. on train)

1

to be greedy; to devour greedily

1

east end; eastern tip

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

2

thickness; profundity; depth

3

prayer; supplication

2

spouting (e.g. of a whale, blowhole, etc.); blowing water; Mactra veneriformis (species of trough shell); female ejaculation; squirting

1

fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

to polish up; to shine up

1

departure

2

car

1

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

1

older brother; elder brother

3

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

4

avalanche; snowslide

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

2

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

2

crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

2