jpdb beta

curt; blunt; brusque

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

5

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

9

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

6

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

2

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

12

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

3

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

ceramics; pottery and porcelain

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

3

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

3

irritation; annoyance; frustration

4

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

successively; one after another

2

vermilion (colour); cinnabar

3

to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on

2

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

to become bloodshot

1

instinctive; instinctual

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

moment; instant

1

why; how; for what reason

4

nervousness; oversensitivity

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

4

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

2

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

2

calf; small cow

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

2

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

1

to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

1

best; greatest; first

1

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

3

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

6

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

4

tidying up; finishing

2