jpdb beta

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

throbbing with pain

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

reserve and consideration (to others)

1

noise; din

1

to pour on

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

2

employment (long term); hire

2

originally; by nature; from the start

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1

is not; am not; are not

5

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

1

to take; to catch; to capture

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

5

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

1

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

5

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

2

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

3

merchant ship

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

means; way; measure

4

however; whatever

2

main thread (of a story)

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

careless; carefree

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

while; even though; despite

2

taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

7

base (of operations)

1

raid; assault; descent

5

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

indescribable; having no way to express

2

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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