jpdb beta

soft; weak

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

4

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

something left in charge

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

6

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

neither

2

lost property; something dropped and left behind

2

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

to share

1

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

3

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

1

foster parents

1

mental derangement; insanity; psychosis

1

family suicide

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

2

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

3

to die out; to become extinct

3

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

3

to change one's mind

2

we

3

to be manageable; to be able to handle

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

2

oath; vow

2

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

3

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

2

rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating

2

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

guide map

1

each house; every house; many houses

1

one's way; one's path

1

pedestrian bridge

1

garbage dump; dump site

1

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

homeless; homeless person

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

polish; refinement

1