jpdb beta

stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

3

on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

4

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

4

to disperse; to take a castle

1

desire; appetite; lust

2

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice

2

doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)

1

compared to

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

1

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

afternoon; p.m.

2

yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea

1

store; shop; restaurant

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side

1

go (board game)

7

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

4

face-to-face

2

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

1

looks; appearance

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

5

clothes

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

1

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

to make a speech; to address

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin

1

laborer; labourer; workman

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

1

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

2

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

5

armchair theory; impracticable theory

2

practical science

2

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1