jpdb beta

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

wise; clever; smart

8

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

instruction; teaching

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

to adhere to formalities

1

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

2

having gone too far to turn back

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

2

example; illustration; precedent

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

3

how; in what way; by what means

3

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

3

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

evasion; avoidance

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

4

balance; equilibrium

1

the times

2

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

to be responsive; to show immediate results

1

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion

1

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

3

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

5

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

2

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

2

perfect; complete; flawless

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

2

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

4

just a minute; small quantity

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

6

sense of stability

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

to smile

3

midwinter

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1