jpdb beta

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

3

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

3

economic war

2

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

4

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

5

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

(head) clerk

2

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

2

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

3

Sykes

5

count; earl

6

(your) daughter; young woman

2

and; as well as

1

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

3

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

4

power; authority; jurisdiction

3

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

3

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

2

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

1

hostile party; enemy side

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

ancient city; former capital

3

to look towards

1

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

2

outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking

1

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

1

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

13

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

9

street stall; stand; booth

2

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

1

fresh

1

to buy

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

2

state of the war; war situation

1