jpdb beta

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

2

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

mother; wife

1

love; affection

8

precocity; early ripening; premature development

1

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

child's mind; child's heart; young mind

1

self-conceit; pride

1

to age; to grow old

1

maturity; ripeness

2

commencing with; including

1

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

2

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

3

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

3

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

6

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

true character; real nature

1

to gaze long at

1

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

treasure chest; strongbox

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

4

vivid; clear; distinct

4

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

performance of one's official duties

1

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

2

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

a few years ago; some years back

3

to bring someone along

1

female image

1

crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

3

moonlit night

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

to happen to pass by

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

4

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

2

one's own child; one's own children

4

painting; picture

1

to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion

2