jpdb beta

the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore

2

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

2

to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint

1

to get scolded severely

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

3

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

4

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

day after day; day by day

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

to awake from one's sleep

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

2

desire; wish; aspiration

1

to slip off

3

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

4

to stay (at); to stop (at)

1

shaking violently

4

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

violent explosion; bursting

2

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

5

to slide into; to slip into

3

losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

1

to beat out (a fire)

1

to creep; to crawl

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

feeble; faint; weak

1

half-closed eyes

2

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

3

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)

1

being startled

1

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu

5

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

1

shooting to death

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

holster

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1