jpdb beta

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

5

of tender years; very young

1

to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

4

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period

1

requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

4

China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

2

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

4

wall; fence

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

5

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

5

senior; older; elderly

2

future (usually near); prospects

13

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

vision of the future

1

easy; plain; simple

1

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

4

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

rapids

9

to shake; to waver; to tremble

4

extremely; very

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

2

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

1

chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)

5

sixty; 60

1

birth; creation; formation

2

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

2

conclusion

5

grief; lamentation

1

entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

3

inheritance dispute; succession dispute

2

disturbance; riot; mayhem

1

preparations for a journey

1

sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

2

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

4

pale blue-green

1

to embroider

1

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

cut; gash; incision

2

to grow taller (of people)

6

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

8

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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