jpdb beta

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

8

gently (of the wind); softly

2

shape up!; act properly!

1

mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

4

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

3

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

3

nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible

2

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

2

to be consistent; to be coherent

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

6

awfully; terribly

3

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

1

forevermore; for eternity

2

to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated

2

arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

2

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2

monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

2

(Roman) senate

16

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

4

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

4

all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment; (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer

1

to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once

1

simply put

1

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

1

temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

3

generic; general purpose; all-purpose

1

major subject; special study

1

to take a class

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

1

female teacher

2

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

2

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

1

to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue

1

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

3

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

4

to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

7

to sit on a seat

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

2

hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

1

to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other

3

same group; same gang

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

it hasn't been long since

1

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

1