jpdb beta

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

2

grumbling; muttering; nonsense

3

polish; improvement; burnishing

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

small build; small stature

4

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

6

(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

1

to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad

1

stabbing repeatedly

1

anger; passion

1

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

2

as before; as ever; as it was originally

8

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

6

very

2

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

2

sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

8

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

5

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

4

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

3

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

89

to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself

1

heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle

2

to step back; to walk backwards

2

paintings and calligraphic works

2

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit

1

evil; wickedness

2

intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted

1

founder of a religious sect

1

to form a circle; to stand in a circle

1

invitation

1

prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion

1

others; other people

1

to dirty one's hands

2

to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

2

fool

2

exchange; conversion

2

big frame; large figure; huge body

3

indescribable; having no way to express

1

short way; shortcut

4

handling one's workmen

2

the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail

1

enclosure

2

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

1

to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

2

to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

3

to go into a huddle

2