jpdb beta

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

4

by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

1

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

who; what kind of person

2

base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

military

1

usefulness

1

islands

3

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

2

the other day; a few days ago

5

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

29

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

2

guess; conjecture; surmise

4

perpetrator

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

2

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

word; term; language; speech

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

2

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

1

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

pagan; heretic; heathen

1

one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

4

paganism; heathenism

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

6

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

3

to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate

1

new; fresh; novel

15

now; nowadays

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

inferiority; low grade

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

powerful; strong

6

backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

2