jpdb beta

villager

24

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

3

in swarms; crawling with

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

2

weak person; the weak

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

2

to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

6

cultural differences

2

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

2

story of one's experiences

1

last day; final day

3

length of one's stay

1

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

2

riding together; riding with

4

to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

2

unloading (of cargo); discharge

1

rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

8

asleep (in bed); sick in bed

1

affable; sociable; friendly

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

12

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

5

narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

2

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

3

younger scholar; future reference

3

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

7

octopus; fool; idiot

16

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

empirically; from experience

1

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

5

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

6

harvest time

1

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

2

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

8

mercenary (soldier)

23

specialization; specialisation

1

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

7

individual match; single game

1

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

4

intercept; interception; counter-attack

5

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

guard; lookout; watch

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

dawn; daybreak

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

7

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

6