jpdb beta

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

2

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

2

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

7

packing tape

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

edged tool; cutlery

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

7

self-defense; self-defence

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

break in time; interruption; pause

1

to get irritated

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

11

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

2

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

to be well-known

1

undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

few days

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

murder; killing; murderer

6

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

growth rate

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

2

almost; roughly; approximately

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

use; service; purpose

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

right; privilege

4

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

vexing; irritating; impatient

1

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

deep breath

6

to make a speech; to address

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

years later

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

3