jpdb beta

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

Toshiko

1

boss; chief; head

3

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

4

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

3

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

7

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

5

clasp; latch; catch; fastener

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

2

(about) middle; midway

2

straight line

2

to jump up; to leap up; to spring up

7

grain (of wood)

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

2

blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke

1

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

6

(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space

4

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

2

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

wooden spatula

3

heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

to cheer up

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

4

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

3

several items; many items

1

repair; mending

3

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

2

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

1

best

2

apple juice

4

to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

6

thought

4

intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

way (of doing); manner; method

2

to make something bright; to shine; to polish

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

8

to settle (a dispute)

1

to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

1

why yes, thank you

1

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

2