jpdb beta

to take root; to strike

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

4

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

2

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

9

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

6

unselfish; selfless; disinterested

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

6

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

at that time; in those days

3

presenting to

3

foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

one's own child; one's own children

3

to hand over; to turn over; to cede

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

5

the same kind; accomplice; partner

3

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

2

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

superheating; overheating

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

4

lung

3

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

8

pipe; tube

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

1

counter for drops of liquid

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

2

halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

what sort; what kind

6

change; alteration; modification

2

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

only; merely; but; no more than

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

four-eyed; pattern of four squares

1

ornate hairpin

3

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

6

sense of loss; feeling of loss

1

Yang energy; spirit

3

marriage

3

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

4