jpdb beta

aria; singing; chanting

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

3

wave; ups and downs

1

one second

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

3

to stand stock still

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium

1

10,000; ten thousand

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

to give; to do ...

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

double agent

3

beyond description

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to shake with rage

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

2

gang; gangster

1

spy

6

multiple; multiplex

4

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

to shout at

2

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

to cackle

1

to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

category

1

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

step by step; by degrees

1

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

law

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

lecture

1

to observe the law

1

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1