jpdb beta

oneself; myself

2

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

silk floss; silk wadding

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

2

to get strong; to gain strength

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

fist

5

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

butterfly

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

6

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

clearly; distinctly; vividly

2

to keep silent

1

Chinese poem with five characters per line

1

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

4

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

few in number

2

fine thread

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

5

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

loud shout; excited cheering

2

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

4

mere; only; just; slight

3

putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back

1

anything and everything; just about everything

5

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

2

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

1

costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)

1