jpdb beta

reading partway; leaving half-read

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drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

4

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

1

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

4

(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing

2

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

2

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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Villon

2

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

2

letter opener

1

cover; lid; cap

2

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

contest of strength; trial of strength

1

wooden; made of wood

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)

1

to pierce through; to break through

3

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

back of the hand

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

whisper; murmur

1

revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

1

obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

4

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

3

steel

1

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

1

shaking violently

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

1

bridal night; first night; first watch of the night

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

drawstring pouch

2

flash (of light); glint; schiller

2

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

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