jpdb beta

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

reporting, contacting, and consultation

3

undoubted; unmistakable; definite

3

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

1

rebel; traitor

3

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

3

to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

4

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

7

the whole country

3

world conquest; world domination; taking over the world

12

to bring someone along

2

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)

1

transition (esp. in scientific contexts)

1

to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

62

death penalty; capital punishment

3

starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

3

return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression

1

living space

1

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

1

God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

7

pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer

1

making one's best exertions

2

opinion; intention; thought

3

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

sulky look; sullen look

2

absorbing power

4

thorny path

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

2

fluorescence

1

slow; weak-headed

1

devious; cunning; sly; crafty

3

irreplaceable

1

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

1

troubled face; worried expression

6

intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

1

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

1

incineration; destroy by fire

7

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

1

to be bony; to be angular

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

effect; result; worth; use; avail

1

plan of action

1