jpdb beta

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

Greece

2

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

1

the nobility; man

1

discussion; debate; argument

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

philosophy

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

2

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

6

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail

2

to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

many times

4

to rush back; to run back

2

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

3

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

earnest; kind; sincere

1

admonition; warning; advising (against); reproof

1

to start; to leave

2

day before yesterday

2

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

6

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

2

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

as usual; as is one's habit

6

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

pointing (at; with one's finger)

1

spindly; weak; gangly

1

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

1

to accompany

1

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

praise; admiration; extolling

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

bending backward; strutting

2

with a single blow; with one stroke

1

within a (feudal) domain

1

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

4

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

1

for a change; for variety's sake

1

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

2