jpdb beta

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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or; either ... or ...

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

negotiations; discussions; connection

3

sense of responsibility

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

5

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

the way back; the way home; return trip

2

seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

2

that day; the very same day

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

5

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

4

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

2

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

dull; boring

1

storehouse; warehouse; godown

2

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

7

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

5

to return; to come back

3

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

preference; priority; precedence

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

3

many thousands

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

5

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

heavy responsibility

1

now; nowadays

1

all people; everybody; ten thousand people

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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