jpdb beta

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

article; item; thing; goods; wares

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

2

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

3

generation

4

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

6

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

20

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

8

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

2

number two; mistress; concubine

2

deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)

17

dividing into parts

1

intimate; close

2

extreme; extremity

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

8

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

12

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

3

smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

6

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

2

straw

1

to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

overwhelming

9

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

3

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

3

to kill; to choke the life out of

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

prize money; reward

1

addition; adding; supplement

3

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

2