jpdb beta

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

1

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

lamp; light

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

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

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement

1

construction work

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

1

mountain district

1

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

1

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

western regions of China

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures

1

as rumored; as rumoured

1

rough sea; stormy sea

1

warm; mild; genial

1

ocean current

1

fertile; rich; productive

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

land

1

cast net; casting net

1

fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

1

scarce; rare

1

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

4

to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

4

inhabiting; living

1

to finish dyeing

1

high price

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)

1

to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer

1

artificial; unnatural

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

production output; number of goods manufactured

1

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

1

empress (consort); queen (consort)

1