jpdb beta

where to?; whither?

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

13

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

6

comparatively; relatively

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

3

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

6

ten; 10; ten years of age

5

seven

1

eight; 8

1

-years-old

1

should do; ought to do

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

4

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

watchful waiting; careful supervision

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

7

smile

7

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

6

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

10

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

time; hour; moment

2

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

2

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

3

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

8

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

9

relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

2

in the morning; during the morning

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

5

in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

1

cheerfully; excitedly

1

sigh

5

mixed; mingled

3

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

they; them

22

faltering; hesitation

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1