jpdb beta

to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

4

to state; to express; to mention

3

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

3

sounds

1

outstretched arms

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

2

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

dark clouds; black clouds

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

7

wild silkworm

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

4

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

older brother

6

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

10

particularly; only; in the case of

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

hindrance; intrusion

3

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

mist; haze

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

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

1

(hamster) wheel

6

anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

uproar; disturbance

4

an issue being settled; a case being closed

1

who

4

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

2

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

15

old man; old geezer

7

untouched; unrestrained; unscathed

1

succession; inheritance

2

club activities; group activities

1

cousin (elder male)

3

study; research; investigation

1

location

1

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

3

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

2

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

rubbing one's hands together

1

if it is the case that ...

1

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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