jpdb beta

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

4

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

to bite off; to gnaw through

1

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

1

to be injured; to sustain a wound

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

5

forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

hostile; adversarial; antagonistic

1

disease; -pathy

1

prevention; precaution; protection against

2

veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet

26

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

facing upward

1

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

bark; howl; roar; bellow

2

to hold up in one's arms

2

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

4

twice; again; second time

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

2

directly opposite; right in front

2

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

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

3

how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

4

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

4

end; close

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

1

on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

secretariat; executive office

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

1

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

3

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

16

landlord; landlady

1

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

2

carnivore; carnivorous animal

1

it may be because

2

third day of the month; three days

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

9

just a little

1