jpdb beta

support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation

2

too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable

1

to spit

3

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

5

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

1

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

2

such ... as; or some such

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

2

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

3

laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

2

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

3

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

2

sect; faction

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

2

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

5

cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress

1

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

2

fabrication; pipe dream

2

to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

1

fool

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

4

festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere

3

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

southwest

1

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

1

cemetery; graveyard

20

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

3

once more; again

5

to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

detour; circuitous route; diversion

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

fault

1

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

3

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

to close; to shut

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