jpdb beta

maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

in this way; like this

4

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

7

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

4

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

4

one; one

2

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

1

to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

cold (drinking) water

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

3

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

4

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

2

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

3

compromise; giving in

3

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

4

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

4

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

4

to the end; to the last

5

at parting; on parting

1

have a happy New Year

2

totteringly; trudgingly

2

window

1

to continue to rain or snow

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

to tighten; to press hard

3

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

2

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

5

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

9

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

5