jpdb beta

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

deus ex machina

3

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

4

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

2

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

having no sense of taste

1

abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism

1

wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

1

palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame

2

without accident; uneventfully; without ...

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

blue sky

1

deep breath

2

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

1

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

problem child

2

honourable poverty; honorable poverty

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

2

widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

1

orphan; person without friends

1

place to go; destination

1

saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

1

if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play

1

tomboy

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun

1

to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

1

loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

4

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1