jpdb beta

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

3

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

18

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

almond eyes; slit eyes

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

6

with one's own hands

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

2

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

6

very small; tiny

1

didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle

1

second (unit of time); arc second

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

3

wine

3

beer

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

4

to get drunk

11

body; frame

2

huge; big; gargantuan

2

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

4

it's no joke; gimme a break!

3

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

3

to pay one's bill; to settle one's account

1

to bear; to shoulder

2

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

5

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

3

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

8

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

4

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

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

5

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

6

step by step; by degrees

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

2

taxi fare

1

drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

2

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

2

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1