jpdb beta

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

5

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

5

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

2

because

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

3

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

12

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

3

beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

7

black hair

1

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

1

lady; noblewoman

2

when it comes to ...; as for ...

2

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

1

style; form; pattern

1

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

5

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

3

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

3

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)

2

meaning; called; said

1

to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive

1

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

7

isn't that right?

4

curt; blunt; brusque

2

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

woman; female; feminine gender

4

right of succession; right to the throne

1

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

4

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

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

6

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

8

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

1

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

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

3

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

rib; frame (of a ship)

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

3

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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