jpdb beta

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

2

to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main

1

to get a reputation as a philanderer

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

to bear; to shoulder

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

investigator; one who seeks the way

1

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

workshop; works

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

1

against; contrary to

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

2

first meeting; first interview with

2

to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

2

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

1

bad impression

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

3

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

one thin flat object; one sheet

4

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

to lay aside; to set aside

1

rake; fork; bamboo rake

1

pincers; nippers; pliers

1

ladle; dipper; scoop

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

magician; conjurer

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

3

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

2

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

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

3

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

4

place; room; margin; scope

2

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

2

in fact

1

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

3

every day

2

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1