jpdb beta

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

2

to grimace; to make a wry face

3

troublesome; pain in the butt

1

plastic

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

2

to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

2

start; beginning

1

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

5

why; how

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

2

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

throat; singing voice

6

American person

1

goddamn

1

Chinese person

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

2

twice

4

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

3

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

4

change of course

1

worth listening to

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

to approach; to draw near

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

2

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

educator; teacher; educationalist

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

back of head

4

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

groan; moan; moaning

2

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

3

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

2

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

meaningless; pointless

2

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

3