jpdb beta

cannot; must not

3

great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue

1

great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various

1

quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

2

shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

2

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

(yet) again

5

lucky you

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

encampment

23

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

1

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

battle; game; bout

7

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

7

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

day before yesterday

2

once more; again

6

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

15

again and again; repeatedly

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

5

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

21

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

4

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

5

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

having lost face; in a bind

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

8

curtain; hanging; bunting

3

curtain; hanging; bunting

12

to hurry; to hasten

2

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

6

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

20

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

7

factory; plant; mill; workshop

14

great authority; eminent person; luminary

1

presence; dignity

2

two rows; double file

1

camp enclosure

8

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

2

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

2

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun

1

falling prostrate

4

ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes

5