jpdb beta

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

7

true character; real nature

6

resignation; acceptance; consolation

4

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

5

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

10

to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

3

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

wedding dress

1

impossible dream

1

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish

1

how long?; till when?

1

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

2

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

2

to smile (at someone)

5

tenacity; endurance

2

unfortunately

2

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

4

opportunely; conveniently; at the right time

2

one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct

3

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

3

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

5

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

3

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

1

sense of accomplishment

2

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

faithful dog

1

to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

5

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

9

to improve one's skill

1

to look stern

1

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

1

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

4

to run around

2

legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

5

carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself

1

entrance; hatch(way)

1

carpet; rug; runner

1

whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

1

changing clothes; change of clothes

4

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

3

respect; honour; honor

2

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

3

to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

15

all present; all concerned; all of us

4

heartfelt

1