jpdb beta

self-protection

1

bodysuit

1

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

calamity; misfortune

1

to light up; to brighten

2

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

to remove; to move out of the way

1

red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

1

steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control

3

male voice

1

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

3

both eyes

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

2

endlessly; ceaselessly

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

5

antique

1

rocking chair

1

change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)

2

muscular pain; myalgia

4

grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)

1

epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade

2

coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

1

sandal

1

sports shoes; sneakers

1

fingerprint

2

to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

2

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

damage

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

1

to caress; to stroke

1

community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area

2

human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)

1

diversionary tactics

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

3

to wait upon; to serve

1

to hold something reverently with both hands

1

soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

servant; menial

4

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

from here; from this place

1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

upper; upward; outer; surface; top

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

2