jpdb beta

about this time

1

to cackle

2

to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

1

store; shop

2

who; what kind of person

3

craving; longing; thirsting

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

2

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

3

despair; hopelessness

2

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

disillusionment

3

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

ruin; destruction; fall

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

won't do (for me)

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

2

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

1

itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)

1

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

1

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

2

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

retirement

5

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

separate; respective

1

to increase; to multiply

4

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

1

school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

2

brand; bland

1

like that; that way; thus

1

instant

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

boyfriend; he; him

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

1

tiny; little; wee

1

you can do it if you try

3

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

shut up!; be quiet!

3

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

second-rate; inferior

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

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