jpdb beta

frequent; incessant

3

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

6

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

7

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

12

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

three sons; third son

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

4

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

8

Rome

7

long slits (esp. of eyes)

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

10

feminine; womanly; female

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

body build; figure

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

reading (books)

1

to love

5

(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

2

to swarm; to gather

3

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

7

elder sister; effeminate man

16

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

11

desperately; for one's dear life

1

to be (doing)

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

stay; sojourn

4

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

7

to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious

1

man

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

circus

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

13

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

5

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

7

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

count; earl

1

superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

1