jpdb beta

to grasp tightly

3

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

bad temper; bad mood

1

rejection; dismissal

3

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

prank; practical joke

1

recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)

2

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

lunch; midday meal

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

5

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

thanks; gratitude

3

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

thank you; thanks

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

2

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

4

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

2

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

3

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

half-open eyes

2

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

3

quits; even; square

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

shit!; damn!

3

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

3

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

eternal; unlimited; endless

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

4

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

5

bench

4

being dotted with; being scattered

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

2

bento; Japanese box lunch

7

covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

1