jpdb beta

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

4

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

2

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

2

had better ...; had better not ...

6

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

5

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

6

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

5

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

to become hoarse; to become husky

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

7

face

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

15

in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

11

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

10

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

private secretary

11

to take flight; to disappear

1

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

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

4

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

4

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

3

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

to run away; to run off

3

hmm; I see; hrm

10

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

surface of a wall

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

good scolding

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

10

that's so, isn't it

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recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)

1

(national) capital (city); metropolis

9

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

2

attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)

28

(exercising) the right to command

2

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

1

capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

1

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

2