jpdb beta

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

4

bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

2

brown sugar syrup

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

earthquake

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

1

fire; conflagration

1

although there are many of them

1

south

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

1

guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

8

while; during (the time when)

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

4

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

3

(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

2

be; is

12

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

not only

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

cramped

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

2

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

1

thanks; gratitude

2

courteous; decorous; polite

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

which; well; now; c'mon

1

extravagant; absurd

1

to be

5

surname; family name; last name

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

(pet) owner; keeper

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

1

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1