jpdb beta

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation

6

unable to resist; unable to suppress

2

women and children

1

all; as much as possible

1

wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire

2

mastery

1

The La's

1

tradition; convention

5

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

2

the fifth

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

friend; acquaintance

2

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

2

Claud; Claude

6

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

2

soot

2

platinum (Pt)

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

2

chivalrous spirit

1

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

tacit; unspoken; implicit

2

inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

1

time; years

3

to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

1

rematch

1

consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging

1

to be reminded of; to call to mind

2

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

imperial capital

9

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

4

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

2

personal affair; one's own affair

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

3

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

6

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

negative; minus

2

unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous

1

conflict; strife

2

outbreak of war; starting a war

2

castle of a feudal lord

1

sandbank (in a river); sandbar

1

recent years

2

to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

2

dry season

1