jpdb beta

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

and then; after that

9

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

6

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

blue sky

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

7

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

pressure

1

to escape

2

to be hot on a person's heels

1

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

every day; daily

1

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

3

both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours

1

speed

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

1

gratin

1

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

1

stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

incompetent; have no merit

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

5

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

hand used like a sword in striking

1

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to fall prostrate

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

grumbling; muttering; nonsense

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

4

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

in accordance with; according to

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

6

person older than oneself (who has more life experience)

2

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

2

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

8

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

2

fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

2

close-cropped hair; shaven head

1

towel

2

painter (of buildings, etc.)

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

1