jpdb beta

power; authority; influence

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

however; nevertheless

5

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

2

large tree; big tree; huge tree

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

7

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

1

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

6

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

more than anything; above all else

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

3

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

2

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

2

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

in addition; besides

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

to be the case that

1

district; section; sector

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

sigh

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

to rack one's brains

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

2

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

1

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

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

7

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

2

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

4

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

3

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

2