jpdb beta

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

4

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

8

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

3

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

5

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

3

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

3

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

comfort

1

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

10

to be enchanted; to be charmed

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

now; come (now); well

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

10

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

3

to kick down; to defeat

1

ridiculous; odd

1

really; truly

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

1

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

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

2

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

total; sum; aggregate

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

3

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

2

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

1

always; constantly

10

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea

1

to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

1