jpdb beta

(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

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to cling

10

to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede

3

all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

5

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

10

imitation; copying

7

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

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indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

4

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

10

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

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crybaby; blubberer

3

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

3

sunny place; in the sun

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

7

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

1

kitchen; financial situation; finances

2

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

2

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

1

to boil over

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

road surface

9

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

3

living room (Western style); sitting room

7

to sit down

2

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

time warp; time travel

2

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

19

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

2

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

13

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

20

imagination; supposition; guess

9

each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

3

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

18

obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

8

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

parents; both parents

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

wheat bran

1

four-legged tray for festive food

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