jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

1

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

each; respectively

3

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

1

to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

1

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

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

4

to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one

1

spontaneous; voluntary

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

outer moat (of a castle)

3

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

11

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

2

notice; attention; observation

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

2

hey; listen

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

to squat; to crouch

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

2

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

inner citadel; core; center; centre

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

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

2

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

1

fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

1

storefront; shopfront

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

to exchange words

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

2