jpdb beta

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

2

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

quarrel between brothers

1

university student; college student

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

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

1

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

6

under cover of night

1

garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)

2

driver's seat (in a car)

2

passenger seat; assistant driver's seat

2

seat; sheet

2

cajolery; wheedling

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

throat

1

to gradually rise

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

under control (e.g. of territory)

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

hence; for that reason

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

predecessor; people of former times

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

violence; mayhem

2

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

convenient

3

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

to cover one's face

4

handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

2

to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

2

memory; sense; experience

2

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

2

society; the world; the times

4

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

moreover; in addition

1

despair; hopelessness

6

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1