jpdb beta

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

older; senior

2

to stare back (at); to glare back

1

older sister

1

as (somebody) says

1

older sister; lass; young lady

1

I; me

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orphanage

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

3

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

6

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

3

Millet; Millett

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

4

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

1

you (plural)

1

acquaintance

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

to wave one's hand

2

children

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

6

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

4

doughnut; donut

5

when; at what point

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

3

handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

1

to aim at

3

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

5

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

5

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

to unsheathe

3

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

4

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

6

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

8

to knock down; to knock out

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

4

posture; stance

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1

to open one's eyes wide

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