jpdb beta

sunshade; blind

2

haori (Japanese formal coat)

1

imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage

1

upper floor (of a building)

1

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

11

chandelier

3

marble

2

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

2

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

huge success

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

15

speech and conduct; words and deeds

4

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

3

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

11

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

3

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

note; memo; memorandum

8

to defeat

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

4

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

12

intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account

3

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

18

chief; main; principal; important

5

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

2

poison

1

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

1

to behead; to decapitate

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

9

taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

18

to escape

9

narrow escape from death

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

2

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

3

numerator; molecule; member; element

2

threatening letter; intimidating letter

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

3

pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting

1

to be overcome with emotion

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

6

matter for great congratulation

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

5

obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea

1

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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