jpdb beta

the early bird gets the worm

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

fundamental; basic

1

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to kill; to beat to death

1

limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

1

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

1

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

to become hungry

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

2

blue eyes

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

2

to pay a tax

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

2

rust

1

reflexive; reflecting

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

3

thumb; big toe

1

boar meat hot pot; boar stew

7

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

4

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

like; as

1

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

2

to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

3

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student

1

fog; mist; spray

8

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

2

fruit tree

1

spring water; clear (pure) water

6

stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

luckily

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miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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