jpdb beta

difficult case

1

machine gun

11

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

5

feelings of gratitude

1

to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close

1

to want; to desire

11

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

5

dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division

1

helping hand; help; support; aid

2

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

2

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

2

to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate

1

dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory

2

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

8

recompense; indemnity; atonement

5

prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging

2

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

innocent; cherubic; childlike

3

dream; vision; reverie

2

grave; gravesite; tomb

9

remains; corpse; body

3

family which supports a temple; parishioner

4

in front of a grave

11

sporadic

2

joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work

1

publication

2

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

2

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

3

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

afterword; postscript

1

for military use

5

being in love with each other

9

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

6

sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)

1

degenerate; pervert; deviant

2

slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

fool; moron; idiot

4

to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

1

rule; regulation

6

sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

4

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

4

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

4

shy person

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

standing at attention; standing stiffly upright

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

2