jpdb beta

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

hearsay

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estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

attachment (to); tenacity of purpose

1

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

3

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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

to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end

1

to manage a state; to govern a country

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

to set aside

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very likely; very probable

2

then; if so; if

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

1

to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

impudent; shameless; brazen

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

half

2

to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

chance; opportunity

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

to hide; to conceal

2

glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

1

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

4

clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

midwinter

1

fireplace; hearth; stove

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

indoor; inside the room

1

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

1

ankle; malleolus; ankle bone

1

food

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

6

sounds

2

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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old road

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invisibly; secretly; privately

1