jpdb beta

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

10

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

2

word; vocabulary

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

6

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

to be conceited

1

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

2

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

to throw away

5

silk

8

handkerchief

2

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

3

using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

1

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

1

to talk; to carry meaning

2

making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)

1

one's troops

3

participation by all

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum

3

rawhide

3

to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

1

sure; yeah; I know

9

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

high official

2

hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering

6

sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness

1

to make a splash; to draw attention

1

spot; point; place; position

2

plain; moor; prairie

4

lady; noblewoman

2

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

1

shade; shadow

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

2

in a good mood; cheerful

1

the very best; excellent; superb

2

to wave a flag; to show the way

2

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

5

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

2

body; body blow

1

fireproof

2

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

2

impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

2

both fists

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

8

improvement; reform

2