jpdb beta

restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

2

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

intentional; on purpose

1

to crumble away; to collapse

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

3

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

approach run; run-up

1

combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time

1

perfection; flawlessness

2

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

dilemma; predicament

1

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

4

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

hot wind

2

retina

1

to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

order; turn

1

to hurt; to smart; to sting

1

plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

1

to show signs of; to appear

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

pistol; handgun

2

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

1

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

blanching; bleaching

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

weak; frail; fragile

3

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

mechanical

3

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

calm; composed; tranquil

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