jpdb beta

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

decision; determination

5

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

prayer; supplication

1

to be based in (a place)

1

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)

1

noon; midday

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

young girl; young lady

5

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

4

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

2

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

chance meeting

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

cake

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

1

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

2

through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of

2

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

these

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

2

unconditionally; as a rule

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

2

deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism

2

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1