jpdb beta

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

3

both eyes

2

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

3

characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

2

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

9

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

2

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

2

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

nonresistance

2

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

2

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

1

emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference

4

fight; scuffle

2

plan; intention

1

gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe

1

wine

4

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

(how) many times; (how) often

3

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

2

(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

1

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation

1

plan; protocol; manifest; program

1

cycle; period

3

lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)

2

mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress

1

to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned

1

too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable

2

having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end

1

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

3

head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

5

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

2

to want; to desire

2

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

3

social justice

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

3

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

3

audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)

2

calling on; visiting

3

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

3

soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person

2

presenting (to)

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