jpdb beta

fate; destiny

1

climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point

1

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

2

seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

1

partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

2

to cross swords (with)

1

to cut; to slit; to slash

1

squashed; crushed

2

since then; from that time; ever since

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

3

only; just

1

dangerous; risky

3

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

2

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

2

boy; child; youth; brat

1

point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

5

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

secret; secrecy

2

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

favorable; favourable

1

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

2

instigation; flattery

1

you

4

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

5

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

2

language

11

taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)

1

acquisition of a qualification

1

deciphering; decoding

19

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

4

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

2

to end in vain; to be wasted effort

1

compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

1

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore

1

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

8

concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

2

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

4