jpdb beta

rebellious; defiant

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

4

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

1

payment of taxes

2

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

2

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

2

crime; offence; offense

1

(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever

3

obedient; docile; quiet

4

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

5

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

3

one large ...; a great ...

1

enemy nation

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

to hate; to detest

1

ammunition; ammo

4

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

re-election

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

13

pious; devout

6

Christian

1

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

for some years

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

to give; to do ...

4

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

3

every night; nightly

2

lamp; light

6

sitting in circle; round straw mat

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

story; tale

3

elegant simplicity

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

6

all over the island; throughout the island; on the island

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

4

river water; stream

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

to take; to catch; to capture

1

mysterious fish; strange fish

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1