jpdb beta

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

3

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

1

exception; exclusion

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

2

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

duel; shoot-out

1

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

1

to love

2

hereabouts; around here

2

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

anything and everything; just about everything

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

4

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

4

now that; since; so long as; because

3

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

well, look at that

1

home; family; household

2

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

boarding; wooden floor

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

silver gray; silver grey

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

8

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

leaving; accepting

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

2

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

4

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

4

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

3

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

3

to hand over; to surrender

1

old type; old style

2

time; labour; labor

2

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

2

betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

3