jpdb beta

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

8

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

1

relative; relation

2

to poke each other; to jab each other

2

waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

3

order; command; directions; instructions

2

to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.

2

standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

3

that; the matter in question

22

Jourdan

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

2

drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine

3

to become empty; to be emptied

3

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

3

this evening; tonight

4

drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply

1

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

2

to be bad for health; to affect one's health

2

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

5

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

5

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

1

to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

4

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

3

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

2

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

2

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

2

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

3

to feel depressed

6

choux (pastry); cream puff

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

5

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

10

to smile (at); to grin (at)

4

to iron; to do the ironing

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

5

triumphant look

1

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

1

new discovery; new invention

1

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

10

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

briefs

4

good morning

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

1

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

2