jpdb beta

joke

1

long (time); protracted; prolonged

3

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

pacifism

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

2

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

trifles; minor details

4

marriage

2

ill will; malice; evil intent

2

nature; disposition

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

to suspect

1

they; them

1

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

3

mankind; humanity

1

what

1

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

3

mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation

1

the former; the first

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

sinful; wicked; immoral

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

1

commencing with; including

2

the same opinion

1

to do as one likes

4

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

6

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

3

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

4

total war; all-out war

2

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

12

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

what sort; what kind

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

4

to defeat

1

parent and child

4

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

daddy; father; husband

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