jpdb beta

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

tragedy; tragic event

3

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

both arms

2

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

4

chain; chains

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

4

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

7

to tumble down; to roll down

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

4

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

6

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice

1

selection; choice; option

2

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

1

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

1

miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

1

to bud; to sprout

3

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

4

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

absence; disregard; indifference

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

2

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

love affair; sensual pleasures

1

day of month; counter for days

1

upper side (go, chess, othello board)

1

class; heading; group; category

2

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

months and years

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

suspicion (of others); jealousy

2

way; destination; reason

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

5

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

distrust of women

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

self-protection

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

2

reason; cause; circumstances

1

himself; he himself

2

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

5