jpdb beta

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

1

reason; grounds

1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

13

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

to maintain; to continue to have

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

3

front line; forefront

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

8

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

at a young age; while still young

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

2

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

5

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

2

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

first meeting; first interview with

2

Son of God; child of an emperor

6

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

1

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

1

due form; official; formality

2

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

4

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

4

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

1

to leave the room

1

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

1

adoption (of a person)

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

4

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

7

middle-aged man; uncle

1

child

13

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

3

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

5

however; but

5

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

3

one year; some time ago

1

legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

so; like this; in this way

2

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3