jpdb beta

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

1

listening respectfully

1

the whole world; the seven seas

3

's house; 's home

3

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

4

unparalleled; unparallelled; matchless

1

magnificent sight

1

soon; in the near future

1

in history; ever; historical

1

ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme

2

I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but

2

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

1

late marriage

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

4

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

establishment (of a business); founding

2

brilliant; bright; dazzling

1

kindness; courtesy

2

Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)

1

fateful; decisive (e.g. war)

1

prompt; immediate; in real time

6

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

3

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

1

to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

3

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

boy; son; man

2

elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

1

disapproval; disagreement

3

surmise; guess; inference

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

more than anything; above all else

2

one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands

1

from the beginning

2

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

1

anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

2

colloquial language

1

chance (of success); odds

1

admirably; exquisitely; aptly

2