jpdb beta

pride; boast; credit (to)

5

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

2

in addition; besides

2

split among friends; falling out; internal discord

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

2

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

3

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

5

to steeped in vice

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

mist; haze

1

to soak into; to permeate

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

for this reason

2

bottom of one's heart

2

to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

1

losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

hammer

1

drumming

1

rumble in the ground

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

instant; moment; for an instant

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

1

lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline

1

three times

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible

1

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

faint; swoon

2

sentient beings; humaneness; compassion

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

upper half of the body; upper body

1

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

1

grudge; ill will; enmity

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1