jpdb beta

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

20

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to mark with a dot (point)

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

strength of a brushstroke

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

4

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

8

inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

1

Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz

7

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

3

to recall; to remember; to recollect

4

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

1

(someone else's) daughter

1

suffix for familiar person

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

one and only; unique

1

that; those; the

15

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

surely; certainly

2

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway

1

number one; first; best; most; game; round

1

the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings

4

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2

uncle

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

2

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

2

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

12

mere; simple; sheer

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

2

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

2

adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

15

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

2

to choose; to select

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

7

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1