jpdb beta

special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

1

to cross swords (with)

6

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

11

conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

3

unlucky

1

future; distant future

6

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

6

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

earnest; single-minded

4

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

5

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

dead person

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

2

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

3

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

2

cannot possibly be

1

hound; hunting dog; gun dog

3

one's family; one's clan

3

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

2

highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)

1

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

1

generation

16

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

1

karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper

6

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

2

(public) duty

1

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

1

possession; occupation; occupancy

4

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

3

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

2

marriage

2

love marriage

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

16

teary eyes

1

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

1

bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment

1

to get drunk

2

to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

1

plump

2

grocery store; dealer in dried goods

6