jpdb beta

to burst into laughter

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

imperial command

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

splash (of water); spray

1

straight line

1

jump; leap; skip; bound

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

thick; dense; luxuriant

1

thicket of bamboo grass

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

3

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

1

parabola

1

exorcism

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

4

speed

5

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

8

covered in mud; mud-caked

4

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

2

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

2

in fact

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

classmate

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

bottom of one's heart

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

a quarrel; argument

1

pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate

1

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2