jpdb beta

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

1

to grow old

1

whispering into a person's ear

1

fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

1

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

to throw oneself (into an activity)

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

princes; lords

2

suspicion

1

crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

2

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

4

soundless; mute

1

suspicion; jealousy

1

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

serious injury

1

secret information; intelligence

4

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

5

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

conclusion

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

sloping shoulders

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

2

upper half of the body; upper body

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

4

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

2

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

bare hand; empty hand

1

to fight; to exchange blows

1

wrist

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

to order; to command; to appoint

2

spy; secret agent

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

both (people)

3

smooth talking

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

3

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

martial arts

3

instructor; (fencing) teacher; model

1