jpdb beta

softly; gently; lightly

6

surroundings; environs; circumference

29

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

8

if it is the case that ...

7

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

11

settlement; solution; resolution

2

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

fundamental; basic

3

decision; agreement

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

5

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

10

is not; am not; are not

57

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

31

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

6

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

44

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

9

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

3

(one's parents') home

4

steward; butler

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

12

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

5

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

cause; origin; source

4

too much; excessively; too

3

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

4

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

3

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

9

to grimace; to frown

5

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

to eat too much; to overeat

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

26

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

4

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

73

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

2

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

3

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

4

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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