jpdb beta

dull sound; muffled sound

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

karaoke

1

timid; fainthearted

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

maybe; could be; might

4

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

departure; takeoff

1

(Hawaiian) passionfruit; lilikoi

5

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

languid; listless

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

appetite (for food)

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

24

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

toast

1

jam

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

2

black tea

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

1

fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

slowly; sluggishly

2

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

sneaker; sneakers

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

lidded plastic container; Tupperware

1

(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag

2

Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo

1

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

1

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

1

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

3

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

2

seventy; 70

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

2

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

teary eyes

2