jpdb beta

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery

1

Wednesday

2

to search for; to seek for; to look for

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished

3

oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed

1

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

1

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

1

demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed

1

to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

2

Chekhov; Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904; Russian playwright and short-story writer)

2

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1

it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

1

twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

corset

1

Nazism; national socialism

1

atomic bomb; A-bomb

1

modern music

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

silent

1

haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste

1

play; drama

1

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment

1

hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

2

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

4

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

2

suitcase

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

physical; bodily

1

tension; strain

4

one's every action; every single move

1

daddy; father; husband

1

my condolences; my deepest sympathy

1

had better; is advisable

1