jpdb beta

I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself

1

main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple

1

baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

9

establishment; settlement

6

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

4

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

2

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

3

pace; step; cadence

1

utility value

2

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

6

double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued

1

spy; secret agent

1

female servant; maidservant

1

female image

1

placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)

1

obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

3

property; possession

5

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

husband

1

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

2

domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

1

harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

1

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

suffrage; franchise

3

liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite

1

beyond one's means or position

2

current of the times

2

rudder; helm

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

3

to defeat

1

outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

1

belongings; appendage; accessory

3

ambassador

1

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

3

to knock down; to defeat

1

home cooking

1

in person; personally; (do) oneself

2

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

3

supremacy

4

(length of one's) step; stride; pace

3

bloodshed

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