jpdb beta

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

7

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

27

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

10

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

very young; little; childish; immature

4

blood relationship; blood relative

3

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

8

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

3

thunder; thunderclap

4

like; as if; the same as

12

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

6

retort; back talk; backchat

2

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

4

unbroken imperial line

1

truth

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

14

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

12

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

6

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

5

already; now; no longer; not any more

6

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

3

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

4

a quarrel; argument

2

self; oneself

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

8

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

4

to misunderstand

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

1

to stop talking; to be silent

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

13

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

8

good feeling

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

14

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

6

in comparison to; rather than

30

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

2

animal

3

true character; real nature

5

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

to hide; to conceal

9

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

29

chance; opportunity

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

1