jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

10

that's the way it is; such is life

3

in; at; for

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

7

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

5

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

6

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

2

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

3

to smile (at someone)

3

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

to choose; to select

2

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

2

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

1

revenge

3

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

2

mantle; cloak; manteau

3

food

4

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

5

liquid

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

9

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

1

indoor; inside the room

2

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

polite; respectful; reverent

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

study; research; investigation

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

3

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

elliptical shape

1

silverwork

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

at any rate; anyhow

2

(set of) facial features; looks

2