jpdb beta

allegory; fable; parable

1

nothing but; none other than

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

3

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

3

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

2

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

1

theory

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

strategy; tactics

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

1

to pretend; to feign

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

5

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

to do

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

meaning; called; said

1

this much; this amount

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

science

3

is not; am not; are not

1

approach; approach shot

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

city

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

-made; make

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

2

insurance; guarantee

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

to be led by; to be headed by

1

female line; matrilinear

1

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

2

marriage; matrimony

1

adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter

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)

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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