jpdb beta

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

4

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

5

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

3

ahead; before; ago

1

legendary beast; magical beast

1

one's first campaign; one's first battle

3

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to be common

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

4

to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

1

to be full to the brim

1

long visit; overstaying

1

lunatic; madman

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

ten years; decade

2

distant look; faraway look

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

6

dilemma; predicament

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

3

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

3

property; fortune; assets

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

2

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

defense; defence; defensive preparations

3

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

national border; provincial border

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

4

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

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2