jpdb beta

being startled

1

traveler; traveller; stranger

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

2

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

16

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

2

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

to hide; to conceal

2

cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

bag

5

downtown

2

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

1

to build; to construct

3

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

2

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

1

several steps

4

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

2

so far as

1

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

1

mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager

1

visitor; caller

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

it seems that; as if

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

11

foreign enemy; outside invader

1

armed forces; military; troops

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering

1

a few years ago; some years back

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

3

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

protest; objection

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite

1

to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer

2

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

to rampage; to run riot

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

2