jpdb beta

beckoning

3

to begin; to set about; to start

1

how many; how old

2

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive

3

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

to happen to pass by

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

11

to stare back (at); to glare back

2

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

2

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

2

trousers; pants

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

3

nimble; quick; agile

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

6

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

2

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)

1

short time

1

act; deed; conduct

2

to ooze (out); to seep

1

palm sweat

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

4

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

7

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

6

fire; flame; blaze

15

smoker

1

match (to light fire with)

4

writer

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

2

Boy Scouts

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

4

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

camp

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

memory; sense; experience

3

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

2

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

4

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

7

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

6

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1