jpdb beta

diligent; hard-working; industrious

1

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

1

overhasty; rash; premature

1

seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

2

one (bird or rabbit)

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

3

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

2

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

2

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

1

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

1

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

approval; endorsement

1

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

as hoped for; as expected

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

open; beginning

1

call; hail; yell

1

castle gate

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

2

to be sacked; to be dismissed

2

surface of a wall

1

loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit

3

before the gate; in front of the gate

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

1

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

2

camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown

6

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

2

to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

2

to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

1

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

1

a second time; again; once more; twice

1

to call out; to shout

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

to raise (one's voice)

1

who; what kind of person

4

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

way of asking; way of listening; listener

1

superior officer

3

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1