jpdb beta

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

circumstantial evidence

1

close call; narrow escape

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

3

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

half step; half a step

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

3

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

1

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

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

2

ideal; ideals

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

6

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

guess; conjecture

3

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

4

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

3

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

one's person

1

hostage

5

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

1

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

6

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

2

anyone and everyone; anybody at all

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

5

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

1

being lost for words

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