jpdb beta

blessing

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

negative; contradictory

2

that's so, however ...

2

originally; by nature; from the start

2

religion; cult

8

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

3

to prohibit

1

creed; doctrine; dogma

2

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

3

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

2

naughty; mischievous; unruly

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life

1

you could say that

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

3

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

2

bang; whump; boom

2

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

16

please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

bye; see you later

1

(standing) buffet party

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

2

front line; forefront

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

arrogance

1

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

3

sensation; feeling

1

grandiose; exaggerated

3

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

2

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

3

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1