jpdb beta

weather-beaten; bleached skull

1

scenery; scene; landscape

5

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

5

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

18

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

25

all; every

14

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

4

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime

24

wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

20

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

97

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

14

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

4

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

window

7

stillness of night

1

tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

8

to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

63

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

19

you could say that; that might be so

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

52

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

5

eight; 8

5

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

98

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

40

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

5

tiny; little; wee

1

every day; daily

4

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

27

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

9

double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

5

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

8

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

such; like that; that sort of

11

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

16

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

55

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

37

monster

32

to like; to prefer

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

50

about; on; regarding; per; for every

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