jpdb beta

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

2

sense of duty (obligation)

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

2

correction; revision; amendment

1

while; even though; despite

16

one after next; second

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

2

huh?; what's up?

4

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

to turn towards; to point

15

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

5

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

4

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

8

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

6

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

13

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

67

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

10

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

6

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

3

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

3

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

5

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

6

to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

3

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

7

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

9

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

3

compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

3

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

4

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

18

such; like that; that sort of; very

10

was

5

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

16

to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

3

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

12

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

6

immediately following

5

was; were

127

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

4

fall; drop; descent; coming down

9

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

5

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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