jpdb beta

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

2

to shake off

1

base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

2

deep breath

3

desk

3

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

(in) one's absence

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

3

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

one hand

2

jest; joke; funny story

3

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

advanced age; senility

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

to begin; to set about; to start

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

3

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

3

spectacle; sight; scene

2

to divert; to distract

1

to begin; to set about; to start

1

what sort; what kind

1

to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

3

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

piece

7

to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

answer; solution

2

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

to happen to pass by

1

each time it happens; at all such times

1

progress; development

2

to bring; to take; to bring about

2