jpdb beta

like this; this sort; this way

4

curiosity; inquisitiveness

4

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

12

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

family lineage

3

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

4

to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

3

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

11

murder; killing; murderer

4

scorn; disdain; contempt

5

should do; ought to do

13

to employ; to hire; to charter

3

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

4

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

9

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

2

proud

3

avenger; revenger

4

adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship

3

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

30

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

8

bitter enemy

4

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

16

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

6

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

9

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

1

value; worth; merit

11

instantly; resolutely

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

5

who

19

ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

5

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

9

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

4

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

21

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

7

katana and wakizashi

2

bitter

3

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

1

to approach; to draw near

4

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

15

to fade; to become dim

4

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

14

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

10

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

4