jpdb beta

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

16

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

102

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

3

furious facial expression

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

10

face contorted and about to cry

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

3

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

2

left eye

9

abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

4

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

6

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

30

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

4

right eye

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

cuff; armhole

1

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

broom

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

4

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

4

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

143

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

4

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

17

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

2

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement

2

extravagance; luxury

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

imperial court; royal court

2

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

3

scene; spectacle; sight; view

11

vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely

4

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

Chevron

33

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

shank (meat)

1

red wine

1

thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)

2

was; were

203

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

3

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

100

piece of meat; cut of meat

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

6

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

131