jpdb beta

at once; immediately; right now

3

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

magazine; journal

1

letter; note

6

to scan; to look over

4

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

5

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

comical; farcical

1

5th day of the month; five days

1

before the gate; in front of the gate

3

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

3

beacon light

1

to wave a flag; to show the way

1

opening of a gate

1

proxy; representative

1

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

military force; military strength

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

2

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

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

4

to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

change of post

1

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

1

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

1

rejection; dismissal

1

drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

2

in the city; within the city

1

to give off a stench; to stink

1

ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)

1

to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced

1

to giggle

2

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

3

whistle (sound made with the lips)

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

2

to glare at; to scowl at

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

3

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1