jpdb beta

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

cousin (female)

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

to stir; to move

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

3

large number (of); many; majority

1

private army

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

4

to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

1

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency

2

fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

1

ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

4

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

4

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

deep breath

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)

1

empress dowager; queen mother

10

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

daddy; father; husband

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

correspondence; exchange of letters

1

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

ridiculous; odd

3

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

threat; menace

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

however

3

just because; even if; even though

1

possible; likely; probable

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

4

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

moonlight

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

1

to kiss

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2