jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

5

sign; signal; cue

1

this sort of

1

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

3

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

4

jail; gaol; jailhouse

2

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

3

monastery; temple

1

to the end; to the last

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

2

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

5

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

3

lithograph; lithography

1

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

6

to have a hard time of it

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

10

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

8

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

9

only; sole; unique

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

5

breadcrumbs

3

Sunday

2

great mistake

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

8

like that; so

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

person who oversleeps; sleepyhead

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

passage; path; route; one's way

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

4

elegant; graceful; refined

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

6

Covent Garden (Britain)

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

vegetable

13