jpdb beta

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

(very) patient; persevering

1

steam; vapour; vapor

5

glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

1

way of eating; how to eat

2

manner of eating

1

personality-wise; by nature; characteristic

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

sisters

6

manservant

1

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

1

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

2

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

2

to pinch; to nip

1

comparing heights; comparison of statures

2

to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter

1

school friend

4

matte (metallurgical)

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

1

washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

1

unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

4

munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)

1

lantern; lanthanum (La)

3

string instrument; stringed instrument

1

ball; dance

1

dance hall; ballroom

3

folk dance

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

onlooker; bystander

2

to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

2

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)

2

Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

greasy; fatty; oily

1

one part; one portion; one section

2

full dress; formal dress; uniform

1

a lot; loads; plenty

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

tune (melody, piece of music)

1

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

1

savanna; savannah

1

male (animal, plant)

2