jpdb beta

famous; notorious; noted

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

6

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

6

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

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

1

have-nots

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

2

you; people

3

exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

2

young girl; young lady

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

4

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

esthetics; aesthetics

1

to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

2

unjust; inhuman

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

6

outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

2

but; however; although; though

2

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

4

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

3

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

2

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

5

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

2

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

to bear; to endure

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

8

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

6

to blaze; to burn brightly

1

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent

6

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

main; principal; chief; primary; major

1

(elder) sister

4

to pay respect (to)

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

2

immortal; undying; indestructible

2

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

3

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

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