jpdb beta

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

3

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

6

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

6

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

5

threatening letter; intimidating letter

2

high time; about time

2

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

9

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

2

to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)

1

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

1

smell(ing) of sweat

2

everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

6

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

2

to shave

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

3

old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed

1

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

3

how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however

1

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

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

7

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

3

artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)

2

beginning; start; first moxa treatment

2

near; nearby; not far off

2

rear garden; back yard

2

(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts

3

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

1

how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

1

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

12

raw meat; fresh meat

1

one's own room

2

with a momentary flash of light

2

changing one's clothes; change of clothes

2

things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

3

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

to sidle up to

2

to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off

2

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging

1

to escape danger

2

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

3

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

6

to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb

1

Valkyrie

2

by sheer strength; by brute force

4

it's no joke; gimme a break!

4

whispering; murmuring; subdued

2