jpdb beta

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

4

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

second floor; upstairs

5

efficiency

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

2

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

3

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

stare; gaze; fixation

2

curtain; curtains

4

silhouette

2

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

1

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

right under; directly below; right beneath

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

4

plump; somewhat large

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

12

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

4

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

6

salary; wages; pay

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense

1

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

2

to tear; to rip

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

3

shabby; unsightly; unkempt

1

state of emergency

1

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

stiff; starchy

1

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

1

to be entwined; to be involved

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

to jump from one thing to another

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

3

plump; with a thud; heavily

1

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

2

hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair

5

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

2