jpdb beta

sun; saint; San (people); son

1

Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle

1

bay; gulf; inlet

2

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

8

low tide; low water; ebb

1

small island; islet

1

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

the Reformation

1

to originate with; to start with; to stem from

1

civil war

1

Huguenot

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

Catholic (church)

2

alliance; union; league

2

general; shogun

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

cause; origin

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

neckline (of dress, etc.)

1

rent; tear; split

1

darkness

2

compared with

2

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

being somewhat excited (agitated)

1

to be worried; to be troubled

5

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

3

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

2

whitish

1

to ponder; to brood

1

who the heck; just who

1

social standing

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

1

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

1

(not so) much; (not) very

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

to knit one's brows; to frown

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

2

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

6

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

2

trial and error

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

2