jpdb beta

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

4

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

viscously; stickily

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

2

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall

2

to send flying with a kick

1

to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels

1

thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood

2

to finish dyeing

2

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

2

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

2

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

3

minced meat; ground meat

2

brains; brain tissue

1

spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence

1

jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

1

spoon; spoon lure

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

1

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

1

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

1

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

1

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

3

love letter

1

to gush out

2

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

Bern (Switzerland)

2

climax

2

bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition

5

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

1

lounge; hostess club

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

broken line; dashed line

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

several days later

1

newspaper

2

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

news

1

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1