jpdb beta

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

3

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

3

being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

1

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

6

treasure

19

borrowing

4

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

5

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family

1

to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood

1

to win and advance to the next round

1

swelling; enlargement

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

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

13

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

2

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

1

to exchange greetings

1

breathing of a sleeping person

2

peak; peek

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

2

reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)

1

strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

4

to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone

6

vector

1

French onion soup

1

deep-fried food

1

one large ...; a great ...

2

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

1

self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

1

without

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

2

homemade

3

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

3

hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh

2

arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

2

the very best; excellent; superb

2

rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

2

state of progress

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

4

compared with

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

4

surprise

2

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

3

graciously

1