jpdb beta

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range

35

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

9

core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)

1

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

1

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

10

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

3

greenhouse; icehouse; cellar

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

hungry; starving

1

to trample; to crush underfoot

3

such a thing; something like that

1

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

1

race (of people); type of person

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

utility value

1

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

2

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

6

I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

chick; baby bird

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

1

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

28

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

21

30th day of the month; 30 days

19

full moon

2

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

these guys; these fellows

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

participation; joining; entry

7

desperation; struggle to the death

6

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

2

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

1

don't worry; no worries; never mind

1

you (plural)

2

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

apology

1

elect (select) few

1

leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

1

29th day of the month; 29 days

2

12th day of the month; 12 days

1