jpdb beta

to be distant

1

ambulance

1

anemia; anaemia

1

to sit up

2

temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

1

sense of security

2

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

to find out

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

3

to need; to call for; to require

2

for the first time in one's life

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

uneasy

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

another time; some other time

1

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

1

act; deed; conduct

2

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

conscious; deliberate; intentional

2

to hesitate; to waver

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

3

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

3

that day; the very same day

2

middle of the night; dead of night

3

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

reflexive; reflecting

2

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

mother

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

deeply emotive; moving

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1