jpdb beta

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

6

goby (fish)

3

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

kitten; small cat

4

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

to miss a chance; to fail to do

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

7

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

11

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

3

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

14

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

3

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

17

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

5

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

3

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

5

Giuliano

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

12

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

6

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

2

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

4

way of the sword; swordsmanship

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

2

indicate reason; infers some protest

3

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

4

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

data; datum

1

don't you think?; indicates question

5

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

5

good feeling; feeling good

4

original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator

1

wise; clever; smart

2

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2