jpdb beta

unexpected; surprising

4

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

to poke; to push

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

6

similar

5

reply; answer; response

3

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

4

means; way; measure

11

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

6

rampancy; prevalence; domination

1

rather than (do ...)

3

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

why; how

3

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

4

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

cajolery; wheedling

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

jealousy; envy

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

4

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

4

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

1

to be all smiles

2

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

confidential matters

1

to bring back

2

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

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

3

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

to tell a lie; to fib

2

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

2

hence; for that reason

4

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

2

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1