jpdb beta

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

5

residence; abode; dwelling

1

station; office; guardroom

4

we; us; I; me

6

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

2

to surround; to crowd around

2

ponytail

4

narrow; thin (sized); slender

4

seventy; 70

2

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

8

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

2

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

2

manual laborer; manual labourer

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

7

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

4

to step forward; to volunteer

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

empty-handed

1

unless (you do something)

1

senior; older

1

to poke; to push

2

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

4

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

20

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

4

you (plural)

1

we

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

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

4

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

5

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

newcomer; tyro

3

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

to shrug one's shoulders

3

corners of the mouth

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1