jpdb beta

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

3

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

2

to draw a line

2

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

to add to; to insert

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

fraction; odd amount; leftover amount

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

different mother

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

two (long cylindrical things)

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

carpenter

1

annual income

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service

1

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

retainer's stipend; official pay; salary

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

earnings

1

expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

1

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

on one hand; on the other hand

2

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

1

quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

1

success; prosperity; boom

2

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

1

none other than; ... himself; ... herself

1