jpdb beta

unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body

2

to comb (one's hair)

1

palace

6

down to earth; reasonable

1

unforeseen misfortune

1

historic; historical

1

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

10

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

2

competent; suitable; qualified

1

comprehension; understanding

1

unarmed; without weapons

1

in the midst of the enemy

2

to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)

1

one knee

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

3

narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

1

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

wife and children; (arch.) wife

8

instantly; resolutely

2

compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

11

finishing writing; completion of a manuscript

1

to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

3

... years old; age (of) ...

4

(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so

1

shh!; sh!; shoo!

2

smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

1

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

charity; almsgiving

4

brothel

2

live-in (e.g. job)

1

burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite

2

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

4

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

2

stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

4

to be to the point; to be pertinent

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

12

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

5

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

3

breathing of a sleeping person

2

to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

sleeping face

5

fuel consumption; gas mileage

5

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

1