jpdb beta

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

2

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

1

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

17

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

5

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

4

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

2

carpet; rug; runner

1

several people; a few people

2

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)

2

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

coward; wimp

1

gold (colour, color)

1

dress

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

2

lower rank

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

3

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

concern; interest

2

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

2

since when; from when; how long

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

warm heart; kindliness

1

troll (in folklore)

1

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

1

being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

1

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

2

to invite in; to show someone in

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

2

escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)

1

lower floor

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

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