jpdb beta

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

10

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

2

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

3

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

1

quarrel; trouble; dispute

1

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

2

walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

3

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

5

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

2

mud

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to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

as far as I know

1

to learn by hearsay

2

stepmother

5

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

2

rest; repose

1

relation; relative; kind; cordial

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

example; precedent; case

1

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

2

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

1

indispensable; essential; necessary

1

to change hands; to be succeeded

1

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

having said that; be that as it may

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

to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

1

(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin

2

graveyard

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

2

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

2

to correct oneself; to restate

4

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

3

way; method; means

2

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

1

colour; color; hue; tints

1

son

2

this, that and the other; this and that

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

4

shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1