jpdb beta

anguish

2

hometown; rural township (of China)

6

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

1

Oh no; Oh dear

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

recycled cloth

3

place to go; destination

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

1

talisman; amulet; charm

2

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

2

trifling; trivial

2

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

4

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

4

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

4

talisman; amulet; charm

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

1

look

2

Cobb

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

birth; nativity

2

supreme deity

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

1

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

2

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

2

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

3

to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband

2

to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch

1

incessant working; working non-stop

1

home; family; household

2

the dark side; the seamy side

5

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

rational

1

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

flower; flowering plant

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

4

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

inner wall

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

particle; grain

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1