jpdb beta

scroll

2

to read (a book, etc.) over again

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

3

if; in case; supposing

4

to take back; to recapture

8

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

10

to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

3

evening; night; nighttime

1

late; slowly

1

thank you

2

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

6

to sit (down)

8

just out of the bath

1

glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

3

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

15

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

just a little

17

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

1

attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

5

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

4

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

to assemble; to set up; to construct

1

to continue (to say)

3

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

4

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

threatening letter; intimidating letter

2

hostage

3

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

2

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

a number of days

1

youngest child

1

younger sister

8

older sister; lass; young lady

57

rather than

10

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

13

upturned eyes

4

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

3

to breathe out; to exhale

5

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

4