jpdb beta

lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

5

internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble

2

slowly and quietly; smoothly

2

western edge (e.g. of city); west side

3

site; point on a map; spot

8

slope; slanting surface; bevel

14

to creep about; to crawl around

2

bush; shrub

6

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

9

ideal; most suitable

2

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

4

to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

2

T junction

2

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

2

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

3

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

2

tension; strain

5

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

3

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

2

sphere; counter for balls

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

6

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

so far as

4

gag order; gag rule; gag law

2

guidance; leadership; leading the way

8

to cross swords (with)

2

son

3

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule

6

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

at that time; that time

1

order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

2

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

3

canine tooth

1

to bend oneself backward

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy

5

disinformation; false information

1

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

2

collar; lapels

3

to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

3

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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