jpdb beta

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

3

foresight; prescience

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

3

lady; gentleman; person

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

human kindness; human weakness

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

1

assassination

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

goodness; good

1

writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke

2

death penalty; capital punishment

2

exile; banishment; deportation

2

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

to be able to see

3

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

7

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision

3

as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive

1

darkness; the dark

1

to breathe

1

very bottom; rock bottom

1

to thrust down; to push off

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

1

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

1

to continue writing

2

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

hatred

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

3

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

love; affection

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

2

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1