jpdb beta

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

2

refugee; exile; displaced persons

1

poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)

4

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

1

beggar; begging

1

ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)

1

feel when biting; manner of enunciation

2

to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)

1

failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

2

clergyman; churchman; clergy

1

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

3

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking

1

(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece

1

monster

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counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

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detailed information

3

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

6

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

3

Mozart

1

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

slow-footed

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breadth; width

3

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

2

to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

2

native people; aboriginal; indigenous people

2

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done

1

to trample; to crush underfoot

2

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

luckily; happily

5

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

reply; answer; response

1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

6

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

2

to nod to one another

3

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

5

free translation; liberal translation

2

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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to drop; to lose; to let fall

2

grip (of hand); grip strength

3

extremely; very; really; super; so

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

1

event; function

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to overflow from something full

6

strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff

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space; interval; space character; whitespace

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