jpdb beta

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

4

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

4

difficult problem; challenge

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

9

admiration and devotion; hearty submission

2

for a long time

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

3

hearsay; rumour

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

16

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

4

well, look at that

2

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

3

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

rebels; bandit; robber; traitors

5

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

4

lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable

7

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

11

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

both; both sides; both parties

3

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

7

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

fire caused by war

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

shabby; seedy

3

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

4

the whole town

1

beggar; begging

1

group; mass

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

originally

1

court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

5

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

2

mud and tile wall topped with tiles

1

snake

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

4

half

2

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

one house

2

door; doorway

1