jpdb beta

how many people; a number of people

11

chamberlain

6

full-length mirror

4

(flower) vase

2

to turn to the right

2

court council; privy council

6

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

20

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

7

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

10

to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

3

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

3

guardian deity

2

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

2

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

1

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

2

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

2

steam; vapour; vapor

4

to break down crying

2

handkerchief

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

3

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

2

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

5

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

1

clear; bright; sunny

4

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

10

fundamental; basic

3

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

5

selection; choice; option

29

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

5

one sheet of paper

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

2

forked road; crossroads

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

5

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

7

smile

8

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

2

to daub; to brush; to touch up

2

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

verse

1

I see; that's right; indeed

38

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

4

(taking a) bath; hot spring cure

3

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

2

very interesting; of great interest

11

demitoilet; ordinary dress

1

glass window

3

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

4