jpdb beta

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

5

(smile) broadly

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

2

to get a late start

2

moderate

1

practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

to peel off; to come off; to be taken off

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

2

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

4

partner

4

to dream (of)

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

4

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

4

to mix; to stir; to blend

2

due form; official; formality

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

1

roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

2

a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable

1

quite a lot

1

shorts; short pants

3

changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

3

hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band

4

wrist

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

bra

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

contrastive

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

shorts; panties; knickers

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

bringing; taking; carrying

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

2

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

1

relation; relationship

2

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1