jpdb beta

wandering people; nomadic tribe

1

back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels

2

center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)

1

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

1

herself; she herself

3

vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

captivity; imprisonment

1

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

4

to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely

1

to rebury; to refill; to backfill

1

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

2

trader

2

should do; ought to do

3

concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

1

end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre

3

strange disease; rare disease

1

dying young; early death

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

4

to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)

2

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

2

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

1

siblings; brothers and sisters

3

pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine); pulmonary tuberculosis

2

tuberculosis; TB; concretion

1

wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis

2

to revise (amend) the law

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

14

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

4

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

43

with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)

4

cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)

1

to deep-fry in oil

4

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

2

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

7

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

3

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

1

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

2

to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

1

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

3

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

2

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

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