jpdb beta

adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife

1

what minute; how many minutes

1

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

1

city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district

1

frequency (of occurrence)

1

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

3

bridge pier; pontoon bridge

1

cancellation of a contract

1

to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit

1

about noon

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

10

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

to peel off; to come off; to flake off

1

during

1

before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)

1

in succession; one after another

2

to sink in; to cave in

2

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

23

crusty; flaky; dried out

1

to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

1

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

1

to step over or across; to overcome

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

egoistic; self-centered; selfish

1

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

cotton

1

one grain; one drop; one bead

3

time; years

3

to summon courage; to be brave

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

2

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

1

to this extent; to this degree; this much

2

red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna

1

spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret

1

place surrounded by walls; (within) prison

1

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

5

part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area

1

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

1

beside; nearby

1

moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell; Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster

1

breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment

2

to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

inexhaustible supply

1

source of supply

4