jpdb beta

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

wooden box; wooden crate

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

antique store; curio store

2

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

after that (a substantive change occurred)

1

satisfactory; decent

3

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

because of; owing to; due to

4

cause; origin; source

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling

1

to do so; to do thus

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

12

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

2

three days

3

curse; spell; malediction

14

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

5

to be in high spirits

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

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

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

2

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

reward; honorarium; remuneration

1

to pay

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

1

antique

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pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

1

one's frame of mind; way one looks at things

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

2

to act; to take action

2

feeble

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

7

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

suspicious person

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3