jpdb beta

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

privilege; special right

1

succession; successor

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

treatment (of a person); dealing with

2

my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

1

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties

1

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

1

once more; again

8

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

to fade; to become dim

2

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

first marriage

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

4

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

1

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

1

to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

precious; valuable

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

to leave behind

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

3

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

to settle down

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

too (much); overly; excessively

2

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

1

way of asking; way of listening; listener

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

9

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

4

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

2

high society

1

real harm; actual damage

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

2

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

2