jpdb beta

older; senior

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2

embarrassing; awkward

5

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

2

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

2

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

2

great admiration; deep respect

1

olive (colour); olive brown

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

4

small talk; chat; gossip

3

horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

6

together; in company

4

funny story; funny anecdote

4

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

2

detour; circumvention; turning movement

5

opposite direction

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

6

ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

1

to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old

2

large tree; big tree; huge tree

4

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

small scale

2

surface of the earth; ground surface

1

scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

2

neckbones

1

regulation; control

1

remains; corpse; body

5

very loud voice

5

warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

5

to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

2

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

4

to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening

2

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

4

sole of the foot

2

minor injury

2

rib; frame (of a ship)

2

healing; cure; recovery

3

side effect; adverse reaction

1

to stagger; to stumble

6

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

2

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

to take command; to give direction

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

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