jpdb beta

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

5

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

mere; simple; sheer

14

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

4

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

4

checkmate

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

darkish; dusky

2

calculated; premeditated; considered

1

means; way; measure

5

to choose; to select

4

sly; cunning; crafty

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

2

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

2

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

4

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

4

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

world; society; people; the public

1

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

2

hermit; recluse

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

9

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

4

for example

1

to observe the law

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

to cause someone to worry

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

7

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

yesterday

11

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

5

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

5

to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

exception; exclusion

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

3

friend

2

moderate; proper; just right

4

sense of security

2

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

3

silently; in silence

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

3