jpdb beta

crossing a river

3

going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

3

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

2

matter under concern

1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

7

paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

1

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

2

stone bridge

2

to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

3

extravagant; absurd

2

Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease; VD

2

from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

2

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

practice by repetition; learning by rote

1

to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)

1

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

2

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

2

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

2

to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to

9

half killed

3

creed; doctrine; dogma

1

young person; youth; young

1

to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

1

international problem

1

to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober

3

granddaughter

2

late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

4

raw meat; fresh meat

2

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

2

around the clock; day and night

3

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

2

room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room

1

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

2

escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

3

prayer; supplication

1

clink; clatter; clang

2

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

2

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

8

spoon; spoon lure

2

nervous; neural; neurogenic

1

nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless

2

unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

plate; dish

2

certain death

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

6

fast-talking; rapid talking

6

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1