jpdb beta

high price

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

2

without; unless; have to do

1

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

monetary; financial; pecuniary

1

wealthy merchant

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold

1

synonym

1

piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

4

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

frown; scowl; grimace

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

proud; elated

1

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

piece of cloth

1

door; doorway

1

noble visitor

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

to sit down

1

bed; couch

1

obsidian

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

cotton

1

100 percent

1

comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

certainly; surely

1

pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well

1

to answer a question

2

no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

1

distant look; faraway look

1

to come back

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

2

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

2

eye for people; ability to judge character

1

to become fraught with emotion

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