jpdb beta

to tell a lie; to fib

5

both; both sides; both parties

1

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

3

alternately; by turns

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

7

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

for this reason

1

biological parent; real parent

1

lost article; something forgotten

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

7

looks; features

1

mother; wife

51

track number

3

train; railway train

6

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

2

Malta

1

auntie; older woman

3

very rich person; the super rich

5

to grow up; to become an adult

3

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

4

to be born; to come into the world

11

Edmunt

11

Hualian (Taiwan)

33

department (faculty) of literature

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

5

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

2

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

silk

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

6

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

to skin; to peel

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

2

one hour

2

to catch a cold

1

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

4

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

2