jpdb beta

at the window; by the window; next to the window

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

3

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

painting; picture

1

profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric

5

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

5

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

realistic; pragmatic

10

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

ash; ashes

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

short pause; short interval

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

or; or else

3

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

2

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

1

suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death

1

direct

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

2

indirect

1

to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate

1

(not) even; (not) any

1

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

5

marionette

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

5

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

2

roadside

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

comparison

5

easy-to-understand

1

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

always; all the time

4

double score

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

point in question (at issue)

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1