jpdb beta

man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

like; as if; the same as

25

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

3

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

8

after; later

2

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

3

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

3

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

7

spite; resentment

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

13

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

1

seeing; looking at

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

edge of a street

1

to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

7

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

2

to pee; to piss

1

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

2

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

5

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

1

to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

2

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

slope; slanting surface; bevel

1

level ground; plain; flatland

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

3

row of houses; each house; every house; every door

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

4

building lot; residential land

1

corner; nook; recess

5

green peas

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil

2

in the city

1

packhorse; workhorse; hack

1