jpdb beta

opposite shore

1

vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

1

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

2

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

3

organization; organisation; forming

1

heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

4

to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

1

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

snow-laden clouds

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

old soldier

6

snowfall; snow

1

forecast; prediction

1

person frozen to death

1

to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)

2

to catch a cold

1

(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

1

boisterous dance

1

divine aid; divine grace; providential help

1

tremendous snowfall; heavy snow

2

lucky; fortunate

8

very small

7

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

6

to freeze

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

1

princess

10

cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

1

leaving (it) to others

3

main faction

3

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

2

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

3

agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination

1

cold reception; inhospitality

6

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

3

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

6

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1

(having) two choices; choice between two things

2

winter season; winter

1

poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)

1

do-or-die game; crucial contest

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

6

to shave off; to scrape off

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

1

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

1