jpdb beta

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

4

index finger; forefinger; second toe

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

surely; certainly

3

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

more than expected

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

complete change; about-face

2

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

to answer a question

1

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

3

to be at a loss for words

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

that's the way it is; such is life

3

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

7

kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

earnestly; immediately; exactly

1

insufficiency; half ripe

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to repeat; to do something over again

4

surrounding at a distance

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

thumb; big toe

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

yes

1

monsieur

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

6

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

1

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

2

relief; peace of mind

4

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

convenient

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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