jpdb beta

to be fated to; be linked by fate

2

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

6

to do

19

evening meal

2

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

1

who

4

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

1

death (of an emperor); demise

1

fainting; swooning

2

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

4

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

5

courteous; decorous; polite

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

1

not worth considering; out of the question

3

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

serious crime; grave crime

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

3

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

2

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

4

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

to hasten one's death

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

2

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

2

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

2

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

2

excuse; pretext

2

myself

4

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

3

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

beginning of spring

2

to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly

1

to steal or sneak or slip into

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

5

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

5

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

4

only extant copy; only existing copy

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

6

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

2

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

reverence; veneration

2

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

4

cold reception; inhospitality

1

idleness; inactivity

3