jpdb beta

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

2

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

2

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

5

unexpectedly; surprisingly

2

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

just kidding; Not!

1

jest; joke; funny story

2

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

at least

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

to win; to gain victory

2

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

2

just because; even if; even though

3

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

3

meaning; called; said

5

existence; possession; having; limited company

2

to be needed; to be wanted

4

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

2

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

1

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

1

truly; in earnest

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

4

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

bad habit; vice

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

3

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

cage

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

knockout

1

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

1

faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1