jpdb beta

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

government official; public official

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

slow and steady pace

1

evening sun; setting sun

3

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

2

idiot; dummy; slow person

1

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

1

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

2

daughter

4

lung

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

2

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

lightly; nimbly

1

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

1

with a thud

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

3

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

1

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

going with; accompanying

1

fourth

1

to escape death; to be saved from death

1

senior; veteran; old-timer

1

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

2

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

to make sense

1

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

breasts; buttocks; (lit.) two hills

2

fabric; cloth; material

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

1

anyhow; in any case

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

craving; longing; thirsting

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

3

picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops

3

to have a meal; to take a meal

3

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

not limited to; not just ...

1