jpdb beta

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

4

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

3

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

3

next; then; after that

1

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

6

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

2

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

2

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

4

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

3

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

5

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

1

hatred

2

concealment; suppression; hiding

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

2

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

foolish; stupid

1

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

partial destruction

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

impertinent

1

right to life

1

successively; one after another

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

chill; shakes; ague

1

deep-seated grudge; hatred

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

to show in; to usher in

1

generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

1

bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

3

tolerance; broad-mindedness

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

good person; virtuous person

1

living witness

1

mankind; humanity

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

2

to live through; to survive

2

to pile up; to accumulate

1

months and years

2