jpdb beta

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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bright red; bright

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

Nyx

2

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

2

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

divine protection

1

to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous

1

hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession

3

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

next morning

1

twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days

4

rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

1

direct control; direct supervision

1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

2

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

eyelid

3

to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

1

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

3

to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

1

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1

well-mannered; courteous

1

thread; strand; string

1

second string players

1

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

1

eight o'clock

1

time; appointed time

2

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

desperation; self-abandonment

1

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

mixture; impurities

1

coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding

3

both feet; both legs

3

inspection; examination; checking

1

this morning

1

both sides

1

substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

2

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

2

hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)

1

aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

2

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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