jpdb beta

to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

second floor; upstairs

1

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

1

to fold and pile up

1

wired; cabled; communication by wire

1

Bagdad Café

1

theme tune; theme music

1

counter seat; seat at the counter

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

bag

2

in this case

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

2

whole face; all over one's face

1

outer moat (of a castle)

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

television program; TV program

2

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

escape hatch; escape door

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

to buy online; to make an online purchase

1

huh?; what's up?

7

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

3

swarthy; dark-skinned

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

tall (of a person)

2

map

3

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

sea; ocean; waters

15

and; thereupon; because of that

1