jpdb beta

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

snake; serpent; large snake

2

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

3

bold; daring; audacious

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

3

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

1

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

3

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

2

to begin to tremble

1

such; this sort of; like this

4

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

5

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

now; come (now); well

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

thread; yarn; string

4

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

6

to summon courage; to be brave

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

5

saltiness

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

2

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

3

licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up

3

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

3

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

5

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

2

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

5

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to daub; to brush; to touch up

1

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

3

twitching

4

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

5

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

to take someone's hand

1

to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

3

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

5

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

3

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

2

to shake one's head

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