jpdb beta

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

4

one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life

4

obsession; compulsive idea

2

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

3

bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house

1

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

5

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

4

to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

2

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

mother; wife

1

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

3

love; affection

8

precocity; early ripening; premature development

1

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

child's mind; child's heart; young mind

1

self-conceit; pride

1

to age; to grow old

1

maturity; ripeness

2

commencing with; including

1

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

2

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

3

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

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

1

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

3

to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge

6

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

true character; real nature

1

to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at

1

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

treasure chest; strongbox

1

past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime

4

vivid; clear; distinct

4

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

2

performance of one's official duties

1

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

2

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

a few years ago; some years back

3

to bring someone along

1

female image

1

crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic

3

moonlit night

1

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

1