jpdb beta

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

2

man's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)

1

evening sun; setting sun

1

to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate

1

to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come

37

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

1

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

10

clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

imagination; supposition; guess

10

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

19

old man; old geezer

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

8

empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

1

agriculture; farming

1

garage

1

corner; nook

4

to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist

10

convenient; handy; useful

5

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

6

to be reliable

1

but; however; although

83

(husked grains of) rice

2

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

3

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

17

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

26

such; like that; that sort of

15

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

regulation; control

2

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

Japanese (language)

2

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

5

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

18

glamorous

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

17

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

to hide; to conceal

24

woman; female; feminine gender

11

South America

2

agricultural technology; farming techniques

1

indicates question

72

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

6

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

great war; great battle; world war

7

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

13

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

29

myself; yourself; I; me; you

79

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

2

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

5

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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