jpdb beta

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

3

to spy out; to smell out

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

freight car; van

1

to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

2

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

1

to bud

1

to give one's life; to lay down one's life

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

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 rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

to love

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

3

good night

1

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

1

feelings of gratitude

1

money; cash

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

to force open; to push open

4

hoof

2

light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

3

chimes; toll of a bell

1

verdigris; green rust; copper rust

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

to ring; to clang

1

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

1

night watch; night guard; night shift

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

imperial command

1

crest; coat of arms

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

to kneel

4

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

1