jpdb beta

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

2

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

3

(in) his way; peculiar to him

2

to be the case that

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

2

hybridization; crossing; mixing

1

great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

2

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

to be dependable; to be reliable

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

1

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

2

acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery

1

abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

to bite off; to gnaw through

3

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

3

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

2

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

3

spider's thread; spider silk

1

to wear away; to rub down; to abrade

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

3

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

3

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

3

patronage; protection

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

onlooker; bystander

2

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

reverence

1

scenery; description

4

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

4

stupefaction

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

1

benefactor; patron

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

4

suddenly; with a jerk

2

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

railroad bridge

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

1

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

2