jpdb beta

before now; hitherto

1

many; numerous

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

to look towards

2

tax collection; taxation

29

notice; notification; report; posting

4

princes; lords

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

2

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

1

collapse; downfall

2

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

2

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading

1

change (e.g. season)

1

everyday occurrence

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

2

on the occasion of

1

payment

10

to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

1

having not the slightest idea

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

1

to expel; to drive out

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

(period of) a year; during an era

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

deadly serious; deadly earnest

2

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

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

1

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

2

fist

1

to grasp tightly

1

face (of person)

1

pale; pallid

2