jpdb beta

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

3

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

1

thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious

2

true character; real nature

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

1

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

2

sandstone

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

fear; terror

2

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

2

one's every action; every single move

1

train window; car window

8

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

4

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

1

insurgent; rioter; mob

1

submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

4

duty; obligation

2

normally; habitually

2

brick

2

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

2

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

2

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

both shoulders

2

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

1

irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

3

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

3

vast; boundless

1

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

shore; bank (of a body of water)

1

muddy stream

1

rare; seldom

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

1