jpdb beta

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

to animate; to liven up; to cheer up

1

making an attempt; trial run

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator

1

bending; warping; flexibility; pliability

1

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

1

to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)

2

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

volunteer soldier

2

rule; reign; government; governing

1

dystopia

1

listening device; bug; wiretap

1

(raw) material

1

carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in

1

eulogy; compliment

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1

bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

unemployed person

1

old age; declining years

2

rape; sexual assault

2

sadism

1

sharp parting remark; parting threat

1

fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

1

moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise

1

chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

2

moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception

1

retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

1

eight o'clock

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

1

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

1

to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

1

to take care of

2

food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

1

silence

2

hemp cloth; linen

1

gently (falling)

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

muffled voice

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