jpdb beta

strict; stern

1

more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

18

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

6

to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

each; respectively

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

-ish; -like

2

feeling; sense; impression

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

4

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

client; sender

1

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

2

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

price; cost

1

to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

3

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

7

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

2

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

post office box

1

old people; grandparents

1

chisel

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

3

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

3

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

2