jpdb beta

thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

3

world; society; people; the public

1

founding of a nation

5

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

15

first generation; founder

2

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

2

highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

26

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

2

three people

8

(a) few; some; several

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

2

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

3

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

2

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

3

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

4

plural; multiple; plural (number)

3

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

5

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

4

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

2

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

1

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

counter for books; volume

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

3

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

visitor; caller

1

no news is good news

1

to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1